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Words That Start With ZYG

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Popular Words That Start With ZYG

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

All Words That Start With ZYG 64 words

8-Letter Words Starting With ZYG 6

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9-Letter Words Starting With ZYG 8

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10-Letter Words Starting With ZYG 13

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11-Letter Words Starting With ZYG 8

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12-Letter Words Starting With ZYG 8

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13-Letter Words Starting With ZYG 5

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How common is ZYG at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 64 words that start with ZYG. Most are 10 letters long, they average 27.3 points, the best is ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS (38 points) and 42.2% end in S.

Total words
64
Most common length
10 letters
13 words
Average Scrabble score
27.3
out of 38 max
Longest word
ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS
15 letters
Most common ending
S
42.2% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 42.2%
  • e 12.5%
  • c 9.4%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia6.3%
  • ou6.3%
  • ae3.1%

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 ZYG

z 10y 4g 2o 1p 3h 4y 4l 1l 1a 1c 3e 1o 1u 1s 1

Z 10 + Y 4 + G 2 + O 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + L 1 + L 1 + A 1 + C 3 + E 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 38 points

Double word
76 pts
Triple word
114 pts

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

zygophyllaceous

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 ZYG are there?

There are 64 words that start with ZYG in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 13 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 ZYG?

ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS is worth 38 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZYGAPOPHYSEAL (36), ZYGAPOPHYSIAL (36), ZYGAPOPHYSIS (35).

What is the longest word that starts with ZYG?

ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS has 15 letters.