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5-Letter Words Starting With J

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132 of the 172,434 ENABLE words shown on this site are 5-letter words that start with J (about 0.077%). All of them have the same length, so they differ only in their letters. By common tile values the top scorer is JAZZY (33 points); board bonuses aren't counted. 91 have no repeated letter at all. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.

At a glance

FactValue
Words in this list132
Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site0.077%
LengthAll 5 letters
Highest base score (common values)JAZZY, 33
No repeated letters91

Most common first letters

LetterWords
J132

What stands out

  • None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
  • The most common endings here are -ES (15), -ED (9), -KS (7).
  • The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 88 of these words.
  • The average length is 5.0 letters.
  • More of them start with J than with any other letter (132).

All 5-letter J words

JA… 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… 21

jeans jebel jeeps jeers jefes jehad jehus jells jelly jemmy jenny jerid jerks jerky jerry jesse jests jetes jeton jetty jewel

JI… 19

jibbs jibed jiber jibes jiffs jiffy jihad jills jilts jimmy jimpy jingo jinks jinni jinns jived jiver jives jivey

JN… 1

jnana

JO… 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… 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

Using these words

Have a rack or a jumble? The Word Unscrambler can limit results to 5 letters with its Length filter: entering ABJOT would find JABOT among others. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.

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