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Words containing ZO

Words that have the letters ZO in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 606 playable words containing ZO in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is BENZODIAZEPINES. The highest-scoring is OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points.

  • HORIZONTALLY24
  • HORIZONTAL20
  • HORIZON17
  • ZOOM14
  • OZONE13
  • RAZOR13
  • ZONES13
  • ZONE12
  • SCHIZOPHRENIC31
  • SCHIZOPHRENIA29
  • HORIZONTALS21
  • TRAPEZOIDS21
  • ZOOLOGICAL21
  • TRAPEZOID20
  • ZOMBIES19
  • ZOOLOGISTS19
  • HORIZONS18
  • ZODIACS18

Highest-scoring words containing ZO

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • OXYPHENBUTAZONE38
  • BENZODIAZEPINES36
  • BENZIMIDAZOLES35
  • BENZODIAZEPINE35
  • BENZIMIDAZOLE34
  • PODZOLIZATIONS33
  • SCHIZOPHRENICS32
  • PODZOLIZATION32
  • PHENYLBUTAZONES32
  • SCHIZOPHRENIC31
  • PODZOLIZING31
  • DIAZOTIZATIONS31

3-letter words containing ZO (3)

  • AZO11
  • ZOA11
  • ZOO11

4-letter words containing ZO (13)

  • AZON12
  • BOZO14
  • MOZO14
  • ORZO12
  • OUZO13
  • ZOEA12
  • ZOIC14
  • ZONE12
  • ZONK15
  • ZOOM14
  • ZOON12
  • ZOOS12
  • ZORI12

5-letter words containing ZO (35)

  • AZOIC15
  • AZOLE13
  • AZONS13
  • AZOTE13
  • AZOTH15
  • BAZOO15
  • BOZOS15
  • DIAZO14
  • GONZO14
  • KAZOO16
  • MATZO15
  • MEZZO23
  • MOZOS15
  • ORZOS13
  • OUZOS14
  • OZONE13
  • RAZOR13
  • VIZOR17
  • ZOEAE13
  • ZOEAL13
  • ZOEAS13
  • ZOMBI17
  • ZONAL13
  • ZONED14
  • ZONER13
  • ZONES13
  • ZONKS16
  • ZOOID14
  • ZOOKS16
  • ZOOMS15
  • ZOONS13
  • ZOOTY15
  • ZORIL13
  • ZORIS13
  • ZOWIE16

6-letter words containing ZO (53)

  • AMAZON16
  • AZOLES14
  • AZONAL14
  • AZONIC16
  • AZOTED15
  • AZOTES14
  • AZOTHS16
  • AZOTIC16
  • BAZOOS16
  • BENZOL16
  • BEZOAR16
  • BIZONE16
  • BLAZON16
  • BORZOI16
  • EPIZOA16
  • EVZONE18
  • KAZOOS17
  • MAHZOR18
  • MATZOH18
  • MATZOS16
  • MATZOT16
  • MEZZOS24
  • OZONES14
  • OZONIC16
  • PODZOL17
  • RAZORS14
  • REBOZO16
  • REZONE14
  • SCHIZO18
  • SEIZOR14
  • SLEAZO14
  • VIZORS18
  • ZOARIA14
  • ZODIAC17
  • ZOECIA16
  • ZOFTIG18
  • ZOMBIE18
  • ZOMBIS18
  • ZONARY16
  • ZONATE14
  • ZONERS14
  • ZONING15
  • ZONKED18
  • ZONULA15
  • ZONULE15
  • ZOOIDS15
  • ZOOMED17
  • ZOONAL14
  • ZORILS14
  • ZOSTER14
  • ZOUAVE19
  • ZOUNDS16
  • ZOYSIA16

7-letter words containing ZO (88)

  • AMAZONS17
  • AZOTIZE23
  • BAZOOKA20
  • BAZOOMS19
  • BENZOIC19
  • BENZOIN17
  • BENZOLE17
  • BENZOLS17
  • BENZOYL19
  • BEZOARS17
  • BIZONAL17
  • BIZONES17
  • BLAZONS17
  • BORZOIS17
  • CABEZON19
  • CALZONE17
  • CANZONA17
  • CANZONE17
  • CANZONI17
  • CHORIZO19
  • ECTOZOA17
  • EPAZOTE17
  • EPIZOIC19
  • EPIZOON17
  • EVZONES19
  • HORIZON17
  • MACHZOR21
  • MADZOON18
  • MAHZORS19
  • MATZOHS19
  • MATZOON17
  • MATZOTH19
  • MENAZON17
  • MESTIZO17
  • METAZOA17
  • MEZUZOT26
  • OZONIZE23
  • PALAZZO25
  • PODZOLS18
  • REBOZOS17
  • RHIZOID18
  • RHIZOMA19
  • RHIZOME19
  • RHIZOPI19
  • SCHERZO19
  • SCHIZOS19
  • SUBZONE18
  • THIAZOL17
  • UNZONED17
  • VIZORED20
  • ZOARIUM18
  • ZODIACS18
  • ZOECIUM20
  • ZOMBIES19
  • ZOMBIFY24
  • ZONKING19
  • ZOOLOGY18
  • ZOOMING18
  • ZOOTOMY19
  • ZOUAVES20

The 60 most common shown, 28 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ZO (123)

  • AZOTEMIC20
  • AZOTIZED25
  • AZOTIZES24
  • BAZOOKAS21
  • BENZOYLS20
  • BLAZONED19
  • BLAZONRY20
  • BOUZOUKI23
  • BRYOZOAN20
  • CABEZONE20
  • CABEZONS20
  • CHORIZOS20
  • EMBLAZON20
  • ENDOZOIC19
  • EPIZOISM20
  • EPIZOOTY20
  • GADZOOKS21
  • GARBANZO19
  • HIZZONER26
  • HOLOZOIC20
  • HORIZONS18
  • HYLOZOIC22
  • KUVASZOK27
  • MACHZORS22
  • MADZOONS19
  • MAHZORIM22
  • MAZOURKA22
  • MESTIZOS18
  • METAZOIC20
  • MEZUZOTH29
  • OZONIZED25
  • OZONIZER24
  • OZONIZES24
  • PALAZZOS26
  • PODZOLIC21
  • POLYZOAN20
  • POLYZOIC22
  • POZZOLAN26
  • PROTOZOA18
  • RHIZOBIA20
  • RHIZOIDS19
  • RHIZOMES20
  • RHIZOMIC22
  • RHIZOPOD21
  • RHIZOPUS21
  • SCHERZOS20
  • SCHIZOID21
  • SCHIZONT20
  • TERRAZZO24
  • VIZORING21
  • ZODIACAL19
  • ZOMBIISM22
  • ZOOCHORE20
  • ZOOECIUM21
  • ZOOMETRY20
  • ZOOMORPH22
  • ZOOPHOBE22
  • ZOOPHYTE22
  • ZOOSPERM20
  • ZOOTOMIC20

The 60 most common shown, 63 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ZO (98)

  • AMAZONITE19
  • ANTHOZOAN19
  • AZOTEMIAS19
  • AZOTIZING26
  • BENZOATES19
  • BLAZONERS19
  • BLAZONING20
  • BOUZOUKIA24
  • BOUZOUKIS24
  • BRYOZOANS21
  • CABEZONES21
  • CARBAZOLE21
  • DIAZONIUM21
  • DIAZOTIZE26
  • EMBLAZONS21
  • EPIZOISMS21
  • EPIZOOTIC21
  • GARBANZOS20
  • HIZZONERS27
  • HYDROZOAN22
  • HYLOZOISM23
  • HYLOZOIST21
  • IMIDAZOLE20
  • MACHZORIM25
  • MAZOURKAS23
  • MEZZOTINT27
  • OZOKERITE20
  • OZONIZERS25
  • OZONIZING26
  • PAPARAZZO29
  • PODZOLIZE28
  • POLYZOANS21
  • POZZOLANA27
  • POZZOLANS27
  • PROTOZOAN19
  • QUARTZOSE26
  • RAZORBACK24
  • RHIZOBIAL21
  • RHIZOBIUM24
  • RHIZOIDAL20
  • RHIZOMATA21
  • RHIZOPODS22
  • RHIZOTOMY23
  • SAPROZOIC21
  • SCHIZOIDS22
  • SCHIZONTS21
  • TERRAZZOS25
  • TRAPEZOID20
  • WATERZOOI20
  • ZOMBIFIED25
  • ZOMBIFIES24
  • ZOMBIISMS23
  • ZOOCHORES21
  • ZOOKEEPER22
  • ZOOLOGIST18
  • ZOOMORPHS23
  • ZOOPHOBES23
  • ZOOPHYTES23
  • ZOOSPERMS21
  • ZOOSPORIC21

The 60 most common shown, 38 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ZO (58)

  • AMAZONITES20
  • ANTHOZOANS20
  • BENZOCAINE22
  • BENZOFURAN24
  • BLAZONINGS21
  • BLAZONRIES20
  • CARBAZOLES22
  • DIAZONIUMS22
  • DIAZOTIZED28
  • DIAZOTIZES27
  • EMBLAZONED23
  • EMBLAZONER22
  • EMBLAZONRY24
  • EPIZOOTICS22
  • EPIZOOTIES20
  • GADZOOKERY25
  • HELIOZOANS20
  • HORIZONTAL20
  • HYDROZOANS23
  • HYLOZOISMS24
  • HYLOZOISTS22
  • IMIDAZOLES21
  • INTERMEZZO28
  • INTERZONAL18
  • INTRAZONAL18
  • MEROZOITES20
  • MEZZOTINTS28
  • MONZONITES20
  • MYCETOZOAN24
  • OZOCERITES20
  • OZOKERITES21
  • OZONATIONS18
  • PIEZOMETER22
  • PODZOLIZED30
  • PODZOLIZES29
  • POZZOLANAS28
  • POZZOLANIC30
  • PROTOZOANS20
  • RAZORBACKS25
  • RAZORBILLS20
  • RHIZOPLANE22
  • RHIZOPUSES23
  • SCHIZOCARP26
  • SCHIZOGONY25
  • SCYPHOZOAN26
  • SPOROZOANS20
  • SPOROZOITE20
  • TRAPEZOIDS21
  • WATERZOOIS21
  • ZOMBIELIKE25
  • ZOMBIFYING28
  • ZOOKEEPERS23
  • ZOOLATRIES18
  • ZOOLOGICAL21
  • ZOOLOGISTS19
  • ZOOMETRIES20
  • ZOOMORPHIC26
  • ZOOSTEROLS18

11-letter words containing ZO (38)

  • AMAZONSTONE21
  • ANTIOZONANT19
  • AZOOSPERMIA23
  • AZOTOBACTER23
  • BENZOCAINES23
  • BENZOFURANS25
  • CYCLAZOCINE27
  • DIAZOTIZING29
  • EMBLAZONERS23
  • EMBLAZONING24
  • HORIZONLESS21
  • HORIZONTALS21
  • HYLOZOISTIC25
  • INTERMEZZOS29
  • MYCETOZOANS25
  • OZONIZATION27
  • OZONOSPHERE23
  • PENTAZOCINE23
  • PIEZOMETERS23
  • PIEZOMETRIC25
  • PODZOLIZING31
  • RHIZOCTONIA23
  • RHIZOMATOUS24
  • RHIZOPLANES23
  • RHIZOSPHERE25
  • RHIZOTOMIES23
  • SCHIZOCARPS27
  • SCHIZOGONIC26
  • SCYPHOZOANS27
  • SPERMATOZOA23
  • SPOROZOITES21
  • TETRAZOLIUM22
  • TRAPEZOIDAL22
  • TROPHOZOITE23
  • ZOANTHARIAN21
  • ZOOPLANKTER24
  • ZOOPLANKTON24
  • ZOOTECHNICS25

12-letter words containing ZO (38)

  • AMAZONSTONES22
  • ANTIOZONANTS20
  • AZOOSPERMIAS24
  • AZOTOBACTERS24
  • BENZOAPYRENE26
  • BENZOPHENONE26
  • CYCLAZOCINES28
  • DIBENZOFURAN27
  • EMBLAZONMENT26
  • EMBLAZONRIES24
  • FURAZOLIDONE25
  • GADZOOKERIES25
  • HORIZONTALLY24
  • OZONIZATIONS28
  • OZONOSPHERES24
  • PALEOZOOLOGY25
  • PENTAZOCINES24
  • PROTOZOOLOGY25
  • RHIZOCTONIAS24
  • RHIZOSPHERES26
  • SCHIZOGONIES25
  • SCHIZOGONOUS26
  • SCHIZOPHRENE28
  • SPERMATOZOAL24
  • SPERMATOZOAN24
  • SPERMATOZOID25
  • SPERMATOZOON24
  • TETRAZOLIUMS23
  • TRAPEZOHEDRA25
  • TROPHOZOITES24
  • ZOANTHARIANS22
  • ZOOGEOGRAPHY28
  • ZOOLOGICALLY25
  • ZOOPLANKTERS25
  • ZOOPLANKTONS25
  • ZOOSPORANGIA23
  • ZOOTECHNICAL26
  • ZOOXANTHELLA28

How common are they?

606 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.36%) are containing ZO. Most of them, 123, have 8 letters. 158 start with ZO, 20 end with it and 428 have it only in the middle.

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Questions

How many words are there containing ZO?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 606 words containing ZO, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ZO?

OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BENZODIAZEPINES (36), BENZIMIDAZOLES (35) and BENZODIAZEPINE (35).

What are the most common words containing ZO?

HORIZONTALLY, HORIZONTAL, HORIZON, ZOOM, OZONE and RAZOR. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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