Words That Start With ZY

Q: How many words that start with ZY are there?

There are 116 words that start with ZY in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 18 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

Q: What is the highest-scoring word that starts with ZY?

ZYZZYVAS is worth 44 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZYZZYVA (43), ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS (38), ZYGAPOPHYSEAL (36).

Q: What is the longest word that starts with ZY?

ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS has 15 letters.

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All Words That Start With ZY 116 words

How common is ZY at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 116 words that start with ZY. Most are 9 letters long, they average 26.2 points, the best is ZYZZYVAS (44 points) and 44.8% end in S.

Total words: 116
Most common length: 9 letters; 18 words
Average Scrabble score: 26.2; out of 44 max
Longest word: ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS; 15 letters
Most common ending: S; 44.8% of words

Most common last letters

s 44.8%
e 12.1%
c 10.3%

Top vowel pairs

ia3.4%
ie3.4%
ou3.4%

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

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Highest-scoring word that starts with ZY

z ₁₀y ₄z ₁₀z ₁₀y ₄v ₄a ₁s ₁

Z 10 + Y 4 + Z 10 + Z 10 + Y 4 + V 4 + A 1 + S 1 = 44 points

Double word: 88 pts
Triple word: 132 pts

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

zyzzyvas

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

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