7 Letter Words Starting With ZO

Every entry among the seven-letter words beginning with ZO in Collins is collected here and ranked by score. There are 49 to work with, which helps when a prefix or the board fixes your opening letter.

Highest-scoring picks

On points, the strongest play here is zombify at 26. Other high scorers include zootaxy (26), zoozoos (25), and zoogamy (22). Because every word is exactly seven letters, any of them can score a bingo when you empty your rack in a single turn.

Holding too many vowels? zooecia clears several of them in one play.

How these words break down

Out of 49 words, 49 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z), 4 end in -ING and 4 end in -ES, and 25 have a double letter.

Where you can play them

These come from the Collins word list; 27 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 31 appear in the North American list (NWL/TWL). Use the dictionary selector in the finder to match the exact game you are playing.

By default the words are ranked by points; switch to A–Z or Z–A with the buttons above, or filter by your letters using the finder.