7-letter words with Z as the 1st letter and E as the 7th letter
7-letter words starting with Z and ending in E number 18, led by ZEUXITE at 23 points and ZOOTYPE at 21.
With Z in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (78 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- ZEOLITE16
- ZOISITE16
- ZEPPOLE20
- ZAMPONE20
- ZEBRINE18
- ZAMOUSE18
- ZEBRULE18
- ZEUXITE23
- ZINCATE18
- ZINCITE18
- ZINCODE19
- ZINGARE17
- ZONULAE16
- ZOOLITE16
- ZOONITE16
- ZOOTYPE21
- ZORGITE17
- ZORILLE16
All valid words 18
- ZAMOUSE18
- ZAMPONE20
- ZEBRINE18
- ZEBRULE18
- ZEOLITE16
- ZEPPOLE20
- ZEUXITE23
- ZINCATE18
- ZINCITE18
- ZINCODE19
- ZINGARE17
- ZOISITE16
- ZONULAE16
- ZOOLITE16
- ZOONITE16
- ZOOTYPE21
- ZORGITE17
- ZORILLE16
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZEUXITE | 23 | 24 | Collins only |
| ZOOTYPE | 21 | 21 | Collins only |
| ZEPPOLE | 20 | 23 | Collins · NWL |
| ZAMPONE | 20 | 23 | Collins only |
| ZINCODE | 19 | 21 | Collins only |
| ZEBRINE | 18 | 20 | All three |
| ZINCATE | 18 | 20 | All three |
| ZINCITE | 18 | 20 | All three |
| ZAMOUSE | 18 | 20 | Collins only |
| ZEBRULE | 18 | 21 | Collins only |
| ZINGARE | 17 | 19 | All three |
| ZORGITE | 17 | 18 | Collins only |
With a Z locked in front, the lowest score in Z?????E is already 16. Seven of the 18 words end in -ITE, and none counts as a common word. The practical question is which of them your game will actually accept, because the answer changes sharply by dictionary.
Z?????E at a glance
- Collins lists all 18, NWL2023 lists 9 and ENABLE lists 8.
- Seven words end in -ITE: ZEOLITE, ZOISITE, ZEUXITE, ZINCITE, ZOOLITE, ZOONITE and ZORGITE.
- ZEUXITE scores 23, ZOOTYPE 21, and the average is 17.9.
- No word is common, but 16 of the 18 have definitions.
- Three words start ZINC-: ZINCATE, ZINCITE and ZINCODE.
Which of the 18 are safe to play?
Eight are accepted in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE: ZEBRINE, ZINCATE, ZINCITE, ZINGARE, ZEOLITE, ZOISITE, ZONULAE and ZORILLE. ZEPPOLE adds a ninth in NWL2023 and Collins.
The other nine are Collins-only, including the top scorers ZEUXITE and ZOOTYPE. In a North American game they are dead tiles, so save them for Collins play.
ZEOLITE, ZOISITE and ZINCITE are mineral names, which makes them easy to remember even though they rarely appear in everyday writing. ZEBRINE is the one safe word that describes stripes, and ZONULAE is the plural of a small zone or band.
Where do the points come from?
ZEUXITE reaches 23 because X is worth 8 on top of the Z at 10. ZOOTYPE scores 21 with a Y and a P, and ZEPPOLE and ZAMPONE both score 20.
ZINCODE gets 19, while ZEBRINE, ZINCATE and ZINCITE score 18, the best among the safe eight. ZEOLITE, ZOISITE, ZONULAE and ZORILLE score 16, the minimum for this pattern.
The limitation is the spread. Collins takes 18 words but ENABLE just 8, so check your game's word list before treating any of these as a sure thing.
How rare is Z in front?
S first with E last has 403 matches, more than 22 times this list. Z first with S last has 78, which is the nearer Z neighbour.
Questions people ask
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