Five-letter words starting with J
There are 134 five-letter words that start with J in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 1.6% of all five-letter words. The highest-scoring is jazzy, worth 33 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
Different games use different word lists. Check unusual words against the list your game uses.
Jump to a first letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
All 134 five-letter words starting with J
jabotjacaljacksjackyjadedjadesjagerjaggsjaggyjagrajailsjakesjalapjalopjambejambsjammyjanesjantyjapanjapedjaperjapesjarlsjatosjauksjauntjaupsjavasjawanjawedjazzyjeansjebeljeepsjeersjefesjehadjehusjellsjellyjemmyjennyjeridjerksjerkyjerryjessejestsjetesjetonjettyjewedjeweljibbsjibedjiberjibesjiffsjiffyjihadjillsjiltsjimmyjimpyjingojinksjinnijinnsjismsjivedjiverjivesjiveyjnanajockojocksjoeysjohnsjoinsjointjoistjokedjokerjokesjokeyjolesjollyjoltsjoltyjonesjoramjorumjotasjottyjoualjouksjoulejoustjowarjowedjowlsjowlyjoyedjubasjubesjudasjudgejudosjugaljugumjuicejuicyjujusjukedjukesjulepjumbojumpsjumpyjuncojunksjunkyjuntajuntojupesjuponjuraljuratjureljurorjustsjutesjutty
Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with J
- jazzy 33 points
- jacky 21 points
- jiffy 21 points
- jammy 19 points
- jemmy 19 points
- jerky 19 points
- jimmy 19 points
- jimpy 19 points
- jokey 19 points
- jujus 19 points
- jumpy 19 points
- junky 19 points
- jacks 18 points
- jiffs 18 points
- jivey 18 points
- jocko 18 points
- jocks 18 points
- jowly 18 points
- jaggy 17 points
- joked 17 points
- juicy 17 points
- juked 17 points
- jakes 16 points
- jambe 16 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are ja (32), ju (30), jo (29), je (22), ji (20). 3 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
Keep going
Have letters to unscramble? Use the word unscrambler or the anagram solver. Browse every list on the word lists page. See all five-letter words and all words starting with J.