5 letter words starting with J
J starts 134 five letter words and is one of the highest scoring tiles in most word games, so this short list is worth more per entry than almost any other page on the site.
134 words
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Compiled and checked by 
Rhea Vance
Have the letters but not the word?
What five letter words start with J?
There are 134, and the useful ones are short to learn: JUDGE, JUMBO, JOULE, JUNTA, JAZZY, JIMMY. JAZZY is the one to remember for a tile game, because it puts a J and two Zs to work in a single five letter play.
The full list
Alphabetical, grouped by second letter, which is usually the fastest way to find what you want.
JA words 32
- jabot
- jacal
- jacks
- jacky
- jaded
- jades
- jager
- jaggs
- jaggy
- jagra
- jails
- jakes
- jalap
- jalop
- jambe
- jambs
- jammy
- janes
- janty
- japan
- japed
- japer
- japes
- jarls
- jatos
- jauks
- jaunt
- jaups
- javas
- jawan
- jawed
- jazzy
JE words 22
- jeans
- jebel
- jeeps
- jeers
- jefes
- jehad
- jehus
- jells
- jelly
- jemmy
- jenny
- jerid
- jerks
- jerky
- jerry
- jesse
- jests
- jetes
- jeton
- jetty
- jewed
- jewel
JI words 20
- jibbs
- jibed
- jiber
- jibes
- jiffs
- jiffy
- jihad
- jills
- jilts
- jimmy
- jimpy
- jingo
- jinks
- jinni
- jinns
- jisms
- jived
- jiver
- jives
- jivey
JN words 1
- jnana
JO words 29
- jocko
- jocks
- joeys
- johns
- joins
- joint
- joist
- joked
- joker
- jokes
- jokey
- joles
- jolly
- jolts
- jolty
- jones
- joram
- jorum
- jotas
- jotty
- joual
- jouks
- joule
- joust
- jowar
- jowed
- jowls
- jowly
- joyed
JU words 30
- jubas
- jubes
- judas
- judge
- judos
- jugal
- jugum
- juice
- juicy
- jujus
- juked
- jukes
- julep
- jumbo
- jumps
- jumpy
- junco
- junks
- junky
- junta
- junto
- jupes
- jupon
- jural
- jurat
- jurel
- juror
- justs
- jutes
- jutty
47 of these are common enough to be in everyday use. Turn on the filter above to hide the rest.
5 letter words with a J that is not the first letter 37 words
Thirty seven words, and that is the complete set rather than a selection: at five letters a J almost never appears anywhere except the opening square. BANJO, MAJOR, NINJA, RAJAH and ENJOY are the ones in ordinary use. FJORD, FJELD, DJINN, KOPJE, OBJET, BIJOU, MUJIK, SHOJI and THUJA are the rest, and they are the reason a J on the rack is worth reading this section for before the board fills up.
- ajiva
- ajuga
- banjo
- bijou
- cajon
- djinn
- djins
- dojos
- eject
- enjoy
- fjeld
- fjord
- fujis
- ganja
- hadji
- hajes
- hajis
- hajji
- kanji
- kopje
- major
- mojos
- mujik
- ninja
- objet
- pujah
- pujas
- rajah
- rajas
- rajes
- rioja
- sajou
- shoji
- slojd
- sojas
- tajes
- thuja
5 letter words starting with J that finish on an S 53 words
Fifty three words, and the S is worth far more than the point it prints, because hooking one onto a word already sitting on the board scores that word a second time in the same turn. JOKES, JEANS, JUMPS, JEEPS and JOINS are the ones nobody will query. Beside them sit JAUKS, JIBBS, JISMS, JUBAS and JUPES, which look invented and are not, and JUJUS, the only entry that spends two of its five squares on the eight point tile.
- jacks
- jades
- jaggs
- jails
- jakes
- jambs
- janes
- japes
- jarls
- jatos
- jauks
- jaups
- javas
- jeans
- jeeps
- jeers
- jefes
- jehus
- jells
- jerks
- jests
- jetes
- jibbs
- jibes
- jiffs
- jills
- jilts
- jinks
- jinns
- jisms
- jives
- jocks
- joeys
- johns
- joins
- jokes
- joles
- jolts
- jones
- jotas
- jouks
- jowls
- jubas
- jubes
- judas
- judos
- jujus
- jukes
- jumps
- junks
- jupes
- justs
- jutes
5 letter words starting with J that end in a Y 24 words
A confirmed Y in the last square rules out every plural at once, which on a page this size leaves almost nothing to guess. JOLLY, JELLY, JUICY, JUMPY, JERKY and JAZZY are the familiar shapes. JANTY, JIVEY, JOTTY, JUTTY and JIMPY complete the list of twenty four, and JAZZY at thirty three points is the highest scoring five letter word in the whole of this dictionary.
- jacky
- jaggy
- jammy
- janty
- jazzy
- jelly
- jemmy
- jenny
- jerky
- jerry
- jetty
- jiffy
- jimmy
- jimpy
- jivey
- jokey
- jolly
- jolty
- jotty
- jowly
- juicy
- jumpy
- junky
- jutty
5 letter words starting with J that repeat no letter 91 words
Ninety one of the 134, so the odds favour a J word having five distinct characters. That matters more here than on a common letter: with a J already committed to the first square, the other four squares are the only information a guess can buy, and a repeat wastes one of them. JOINT, JAUNT, JOKER, JUMBO and JUDGE are the strongest of them.
- jabot
- jacks
- jacky
- jades
- jager
- jails
- jakes
- jalop
- jambe
- jambs
- janes
- janty
- japed
- japer
- japes
- jarls
- jatos
- jauks
- jaunt
- jaups
- jawed
- jeans
- jehad
- jehus
- jerid
- jerks
- jerky
- jeton
- jibed
- jiber
- jibes
- jihad
- jilts
- jimpy
- jingo
- jinks
- jived
- jiver
- jives
- jivey
- jocks
- joeys
- johns
- joins
- joint
- joist
- joked
- joker
- jokes
- jokey
- joles
- jolts
- jolty
- jones
- joram
- jorum
- jotas
- joual
- jouks
- joule
- joust
- jowar
- jowed
- jowls
- jowly
- joyed
- jubas
- jubes
- judas
- judge
- judos
- jugal
- juice
- juicy
- juked
- jukes
- julep
- jumbo
- jumps
- jumpy
- junco
- junks
- junky
- junta
- junto
- jupes
- jupon
- jural
- jurat
- jurel
- jutes
The 12 highest scoring 5 letter words starting with J 12 words
A J is eight points, so every word on this page already scores well and a low floor would simply reprint it. At nineteen points and above only twelve survive. JAZZY takes the top by a distance on thirty three, because it spends three of its five squares on the two most expensive tiles in the bag. JACKY and JIFFY follow on twenty one, then nine words tie on nineteen. The figure is printed beside each one.
- jazzy 33
- jacky 21
- jiffy 21
- jammy 19
- jemmy 19
- jerky 19
- jimmy 19
- jimpy 19
- jokey 19
- jujus 19
- jumpy 19
- junky 19
Almost every word here takes a vowel immediately after the J, and more than half take a U or an O. If you have a J on your rack and no U, this page narrows very quickly, which is the practical reason to read it before you need it.
Only 47 of the 134 are common vocabulary. The rest, JOCKO, JURAL, JUREL, JIVEY, are exactly the kind of word that wins a challenge, because they look invented and are not.
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