Zanza

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

an African musical instrument with metal tongues on a board

“The musician plucked the zanza to produce a gentle tinkling melody”

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Wordle

"Zanza" repeats a letter (3 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants. Watch the less-common letter Z.

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Words Related to Zanza

Words one letter different

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ganza zanze

Words you can make from Zanza

Shorter words formed from the letters in “zanza”.

azan

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