Words that start with 'z' and contain 'ys'


For words that start with 'z' and include 'ys', there are 19 entires.

6 letter words

  • zlotys
  • zoysia

7 letter words

  • zyzomys
  • zoysias
  • zoocyst

8 letter words

  • zanyship

9 letter words

  • zymolysis
  • zoocystic

10 letter words

  • zigzagways
  • zincolysis
  • zoophysics

11 letter words

  • zoophysical

12 letter words

  • zygapophyses
  • zygapophysis
  • zoophysicist
  • zoosporocyst

13 letter words

  • zygapophyseal
  • zygapophysial
  • zoophysiology

In Scrabble, what is the most points you can get from words that start with 'z' and include 'ys'?
Our recommendation for a total of 33 points is the word 'zyzomys'.

In total, how many words are there using this list?
It's possible to assemble 19 words with the specified letter combination.

What's the longest word you can construct with this list?
'Zygapophyseal' contains 13 characters, and is the largest word one can make from this list.

What's a peculiar word from all the combinations possible on this page?
'Zygapophysis' is certainly the most strange word from our list of words that start with 'z' and include 'ys'. The dictionary defines it as "One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under Vertebra. -- Zyg`ap*o*phys"i*al, a.".