6 Letter Words Starting with Z

Common six-letter words that start with Z

The 33 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• zombie 19/21 a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
• zipper 19/21 a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
• zoning 16/19 dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and…
• zephyr 23/22 a slight wind (usually refreshing)
• zeroes 15/15 (form of zero) indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
• zapped 20/22 (form of zap) a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
• zodiac 18/19 a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic
• zipped 20/22 (form of zip) close with a zipper
• zebras 17/18 (form of zebra) any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
• zander 16/17
• zigzag 26/28 travel along a zigzag path
• zenith 18/18 the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial…
• zeroed 16/16 (form of zero) indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
• zydeco 21/21 music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
• zonked 20/21
• zinger 16/18 a striking or amusing or caustic remark
• zealot 15/16 a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who…
• zoomed 18/19 (form of zoom) move along very quickly
• zither 18/17 a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board
• zygote 19/19 (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that…
• zircon 17/19 a common mineral occurring in small crystals
• zapper 19/21 an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents
• zounds 16/18
• zigged 18/20 (form of zig) an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
• zlotys 18/18 (form of zloty) the basic unit of money in Poland
• zinnia 15/17 any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
• zaftig 19/20 (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous
• zagged 18/20 (form of zag) an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
• zygoma 21/22 the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the…
• zamias 17/18 (form of zamia) any of various cycads of the genus Zamia
• zanies 15/16 (form of zany) a buffoon in one of the old comedies
• zinged 17/19 (form of zing) a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound
• zoftig 19/20 (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous

All 84 six-letter words that start with Z

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