Four-letter words starting with J
There are 86 four-letter words that start with J in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 2.2% of all four-letter words. The highest-scoring is jazz, worth 29 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 86 four-letter words starting with J
jabsjackjadejaggjagsjailjakejambjamsjanejapejarljarsjatojaukjaupjavajawsjaysjazzjeanjeedjeepjeerjeesjeezjefejehujelljeonjerkjessjestjetejetsjeuxjewsjiaojibbjibejibsjiffjigsjilljiltjimpjinkjinnjinsjinxjismjivejobsjockjoesjoeyjogsjohnjoinjokejokyjolejoltjoshjossjotajotsjoukjowljowsjoysjubajubejudojugajugsjujujukejumpjunkjupejurajuryjustjutejuts
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with J
- jazz 29 points
- jeez 20 points
- jeux 18 points
- jinx 18 points
- joky 18 points
- juju 18 points
- jack 17 points
- jiff 17 points
- jock 17 points
- jake 15 points
- jamb 15 points
- jauk 15 points
- jerk 15 points
- jibb 15 points
- jimp 15 points
- jink 15 points
- joke 15 points
- jouk 15 points
- juke 15 points
- jump 15 points
- junk 15 points
- java 14 points
- jaws 14 points
- jays 14 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are ja (20), jo (19), je (17), ji (15), ju (15). 1 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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