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5-letter words with J

There are 167 five-letter words with J in our word list. 22 of them are common everyday words, such as ENJOY, MAJOR, JAPAN and JOINT.

Words
167
Common words
22
Top score
JAZZY
33 points

J is one of the least used letters in English. It almost never ends a word, and most J words start with it, such as JUMP, JOKE and JOURNEY.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

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5-letter words (167)

  • enjoy
  • major
  • japan
  • joint
  • jones
  • judge
  • jeans
  • jerry
  • jesse
  • jimmy
  • joins
  • jokes
  • juice
  • jelly
  • jenny
  • jewel
  • johns
  • joker
  • jolly
  • juicy
  • jumps
  • ninja
  • banjo
  • jacks
  • jails
  • jazzy
  • jerks
  • jerky
  • jetty
  • jihad
  • joked
  • judas
  • jumbo
  • junta
  • juror
  • kanji
  • eject
  • fjord
  • ganja
  • jacky
  • jaded
  • jager
  • jakes
  • janes
  • jaunt
  • jawed
  • jeeps
  • jiffy
  • jocks
  • jumpy
  • rajah
  • bijou
  • cajon
  • djinn
  • hadji
  • hajji
  • jades
  • jammy
  • jebel
  • jeers
  • jibes
  • jinks
  • jocko
  • joist
  • jokey
  • jolts
  • joule
  • joust
  • jowls
  • jukes
  • julep
  • junks
  • junky
  • objet
  • rajas
  • rioja
  • shoji
  • dojos
  • jambs
  • jawan
  • jehad
  • jemmy
  • jests
  • jills
  • jingo
  • jinni
  • jinns
  • jives
  • jnana
  • joeys
  • joram
  • jowar
  • joyed
  • jugal
  • juked
  • junco
  • junto
  • jurat
  • justs
  • jutes
  • kopje
  • mojos
  • pujas
  • thuja
  • ajuga
  • fjeld
  • hajis
  • jabot
  • jaggy
  • jambe
  • jarls
  • javas
  • jefes
  • jells
  • jeton
  • jewed
  • jibed
  • jilts
  • jived
  • jowly
  • jujus
  • jural
  • ajiva
  • djins
  • fujis
  • hajes
  • jacal
  • jaggs
  • jagra
  • jalap
  • jalop
  • janty
  • jatos
  • jauks
  • jaups
  • jehus
  • jerid
  • jetes
  • jibbs
  • jiber
  • jiffs
  • jimpy
  • jiver
  • jivey
  • joles
  • jolty
  • jorum
  • jotas
  • jotty
  • joual
  • jouks
  • jowed
  • jubas
  • jubes
  • judos
  • jugum
  • jupes
  • jupon
  • jurel
  • jutty
  • mujik
  • pujah
  • rajes
  • sajou
  • slojd
  • sojas
  • tajes

Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.

Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

  • major
  • enjoy
  • juice
  • joint
  • judge

Questions

How many five-letter words with J are there?

Our word list has 167 five-letter words with J. 22 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words with J?

The most common are ENJOY, MAJOR, JAPAN, JOINT, JONES and JUDGE.

Which five-letter word with J scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, JAZZY scores 33 points, the most of any five-letter word with J in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are MAJOR, ENJOY, JUICE and JOINT.

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