5-Letter Words Starting with Z

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5-Letter Words Starting with Z (23 words)
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zaire (14 points)
African republic (formerly)
Name on African maps at least up to
Where Ali fought Foreman
Z·10+A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
zaxes (21 points)
Depth lines (wordplay)
Lines in some D printing
Slate-trimming tools
Z·10+A·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 21 pts
zazen (23 points)
Meditation in Zen Buddhism
Z·10+A·1+Z·10+E·1+N·1 = 23 pts
zeals (14 points)
Feelings of eagerness
Senses of enthusiasm
Burning enthusiasms
Z·10+E·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 14 pts
zebec (18 points)
Mediterranean vessel var
Mediterranean vessel variable
Sailing vessel variable
Z·10+E·1+B·3+E·1+C·3 = 18 pts
zebra (16 points)
Horse behind bars (wordplay)
Lion food perhaps
Ze support for ze bust (wordplay)
Z·10+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1 = 16 pts
zebus (16 points)
They're humped
Asian oxen
Theyre humped
Z·10+E·1+B·3+U·1+S·1 = 16 pts
zeins (14 points)
Zein
Z·10+E·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts
zeros (14 points)
Nine in a billion (wordplay)
Round numbers (wordplay)
Numbers for millions (wordplay)
Z·10+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1 = 14 pts
zests (14 points)
Uses a grater on, maybe
Lemon peels, for example
Old Fashioned things
Z·10+E·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
zesty (17 points)
Made with Tabasco sauce, say
Like Tang (tm)
Like a certain Italian (wordplay)
Z·10+E·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
zetas (14 points)
Greek snore (wordplay)
Slices of a Greek pizza (wordplay)
Zorba's snore (wordplay)
Z·10+E·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts
zibet (16 points)
Asiatic civet cat.
Asiatic civet cat
Z·10+I·1+B·3+E·1+T·1 = 16 pts
zineb (16 points)
A chemical spray for grass and fruit
Z·10+I·1+N·1+E·1+B·3 = 16 pts
zlote (14 points)
Zloty
Z·10+L·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
zoeae (14 points)
Zoea
Z·10+O·1+E·1+A·1+E·1 = 14 pts
zoeal (14 points)
Pertaining to a {zoea=n}
Z·10+O·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
zoeas (14 points)
Larval crabs
Z·10+O·1+E·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts
zoned (15 points)
Like a lot maybe
Like a lot, maybe
Divided, as city areas
Z·10+O·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
zoner (14 points)
One fighting urban sprawl say
One fighting urban sprawl, say
One drawing up school districts
Z·10+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
zones (14 points)
Spaces, or spaces (out)
Makes commercial, say
Makes commercial say
Z·10+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
zowie (17 points)
Ooh-la-la!
Ni-i-i-ice!
That's amazing!
Z·10+O·1+W·4+I·1+E·1 = 17 pts
zymes (19 points)
Ferments
Z·10+Y·4+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 19 pts

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