10 Letter Words Starting With ZA
There are 13 valid 10 letter words that start with ZA, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 10-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
zanthoxyls - 32 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
zanthoxyls - 32 points
Words With Friends
zanthoxyls - 32 points
10 Letter Words (13)
View all words starting with ZATop 20 Highest-Scoring 10 Letter Words Starting With za
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 13 word list is 72.5 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | zabaglione | 22 | 22 | 26 | 70 |
| #2 | zaboglione | 22 | 22 | 26 | 70 |
| #3 | zambooraks | 27 | 27 | 29 | 83 |
| #4 | zamindaris | 22 | 22 | 24 | 68 |
| #5 | zanamivirs | 24 | 24 | 27 | 75 |
| #6 | zaninesses | 19 | 19 | 21 | 59 |
| #7 | zantewoods | 23 | 23 | 24 | 70 |
| 🏆 #8 | zanthoxyls | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 |
| #9 | zapateados | 22 | 22 | 23 | 67 |
| #10 | zaphrentid | 25 | 25 | 26 | 76 |
| #11 | zaphrentis | 24 | 24 | 25 | 73 |
| #12 | zaporogian | 22 | 22 | 25 | 69 |
| #13 | zapotillas | 21 | 21 | 24 | 66 |
Where 10 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 10 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with ZA will give you far more flexible options try 10 letter words starting with ZA for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 10 letter word starting with za?
zanthoxyls — worth 96 combined points (US Scrabble: 32, UK Scrabble: 32, Words With Friends: 32).
How many 10 letter words start with za?
13 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 10 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 10 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter za words will come up far more often.