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7-letter words with Z as the 1st letter and O as the 7th letter

10 7-letter words have Z as the 1st letter and O as the 7th letter, including ZANJERO, ZUFFOLO, and ZEMSTVO.

10 wordsTop pick ZEMSTVOHighest score ZANJERO 23
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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 10 · most-used first

  • ZEMSTVO21
  • ZINGANO17
  • ZINGARO17
  • ZAMARRO18
  • ZANJERO23
  • ZAPATEO18
  • ZEBRANO18
  • ZOCCOLO20
  • ZORILLO16
  • ZUFFOLO22
All valid words 10

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ZAMARRO18
  • ZANJERO23
  • ZAPATEO18
  • ZEBRANO18
  • ZEMSTVO21
  • ZINGANO17
  • ZINGARO17
  • ZOCCOLO20
  • ZORILLO16
  • ZUFFOLO22

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZANJERO2326Collins only
ZUFFOLO2224Collins only
ZEMSTVO2123All three
ZOCCOLO2023Collins only
ZAMARRO1819All three
ZAPATEO1819All three
ZEBRANO1820Collins · NWL
ZINGANO1720All three
ZINGARO1719All three
ZORILLO1618All three

This exact letter pattern produces a compact set: every match starts with Z and finishes with O. The neighboring Z-and-S pattern has 78 entries, while changing the first letter to P with the final O gives 38. None of these ten entries is tagged as common, so expect specialized vocabulary rather than familiar everyday words.

At a glance: the Z-to-O pattern

  • All 10 matching words have seven letters, with Z first and O last.
  • Collins includes all 10; ENABLE includes 6, and NWL2023 includes 7.
  • ZANJERO tops the score list at 23 points; ZUFFOLO follows at 22.
  • Six entries have definitions, and none is tagged as common.

Why are there so few seven-letter Z-to-O words?

Only 10 words meet both fixed-position clues. The contrast with nearby patterns is sharp: keeping Z first but ending in S gives 78 matches. If O must stay last, starting with P instead gives 38.

Those comparisons show that the opening Z is the tighter constraint here. When a puzzle allows either position to change, testing a different first letter while keeping the final O can open up more options than keeping Z and swapping the ending.

The complete set is ZEMSTVO, ZINGANO, ZINGARO, ZAMARRO, ZANJERO, ZAPATEO, ZEBRANO, ZOCCOLO, ZORILLO, and ZUFFOLO. ZANJERO and ZUFFOLO lead the score ranking; ZORILLO is the lowest scorer at 16.

  • Z-first, S-last has 78 matches, compared with 10 for Z-first, O-last.
  • With O fixed last, P-first yields 38 words; Z-first yields 10.
  • ZANJERO scores 23 points; ZORILLO scores 16, the group's lowest.

How should you use these words in a game?

For a score-first play, check ZANJERO at 23 points, then ZUFFOLO at 22 and ZEMSTVO at 21. ZOCCOLO scores 20. These are tile-score comparisons, not promises of a particular board result; placement and available squares still matter.

The limitation is vocabulary: none of the ten is tagged common, and only six have definitions set. Collins accepts all ten, but ENABLE and NWL2023 have smaller counts, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

  • ZANJERO leads at 23 points, ahead of ZUFFOLO at 22.
  • ZEMSTVO scores 21, while ZOCCOLO scores 20.
  • Collins has 10 entries; ENABLE has 6 and NWL2023 has 7.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with Z and end with O?
There are 10 seven-letter words with Z first and O last. The set includes ZANJERO, ZUFFOLO, ZEMSTVO, and ZORILLO, and all 10 appear in Collins. ENABLE includes 6 of them, while NWL2023 includes 7.
What is the highest-scoring word in this Z-to-O group?
ZANJERO is the highest scorer at 23 points. ZUFFOLO ranks next at 22, followed by ZEMSTVO at 21. ZORILLO is the lowest scorer in the group at 16, so the score spread runs from that entry up to ZANJERO.
Are all Z-first, O-last words accepted in every dictionary?
No. Collins lists all 10 matches, but ENABLE lists 6 and NWL2023 lists 7. That difference matters for entries such as ZANJERO or ZUFFOLO: confirm your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar word.

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