Zebra

5 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

An African wild horse with distinctive black and white stripes covering its body.

“The zebra's stripes help confuse predators.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈzɛbrə

Syllables

zeb·ra

Related Words

Synonyms

equinehorse

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Good for testing Z placement - Z is uncommon but EBRA pattern appears often.

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Scrabble

Worth 16 points. The Z makes it valuable despite common letters.

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Anagrams of Zebra

Words that use exactly the same letters as “zebra”.

braze

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “zebra” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

zabra

Words you can make from Zebra

Shorter words formed from the letters in “zebra”.

bare baze bear brae ezba ezra

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