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Words That Start With ZU

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Popular Words That Start With ZU

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With ZU 29 words

9-Letter Words Starting With ZU 7

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How common is ZU at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 29 words that start with ZU. Most are 9 letters long, they average 22.4 points, the best is ZUGZWANGING (35 points) and 34.5% end in S.

Total words
29
Most common length
9 letters
7 words
Average Scrabble score
22.4
out of 35 max
Longest word
ZUGZWANGING
11 letters
Most common ending
S
34.5% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 34.5%
  • i 13.8%
  • o 13.8%

Top vowel pairs

  • oo6.9%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with ZU

z 10u 1g 2z 10w 4a 1n 1g 2i 1n 1g 2

Z 10 + U 1 + G 2 + Z 10 + W 4 + A 1 + N 1 + G 2 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 35 points

Double word
70 pts
Triple word
105 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

zugzwanging

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words that start with ZU are there?

There are 29 words that start with ZU in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 7 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with ZU?

ZUGZWANGING is worth 35 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZUGZWANGED (34), ZUGZWANGS (32), ZUGZWANG (31).

What is the longest word that starts with ZU?

ZUGZWANGING has 11 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, ZUCCHINIS (9 letters) is the longest common one.