Words with J and X

J and X are each worth 8 points in standard Scrabble. They are strong tiles when you know the short words that use them. Below are all words of up to four letters with a J or an X in the ENABLE list used by this site.

Check unusual words against the list your game uses.

Short words with J (125)

ajarajeedjindojofujihadjhajhajihajjjabjabsjackjadejagjaggjagsjailjakejamjambjamsjanejapejarjarljarsjatojaukjaupjavajawjawsjayjaysjazzjeanjeejeedjeepjeerjeesjeezjefejehujelljeonjerkjessjestjetjetejetsjeujeuxjewjewsjiaojibjibbjibejibsjiffjigjigsjilljiltjimpjinjinkjinnjinsjinxjismjivejojobjobsjockjoejoesjoeyjogjogsjohnjoinjokejokyjolejoltjoshjossjotjotajotsjoukjowjowljowsjoyjoysjubajubejudojugjugajugsjujujukejumpjunjunkjupejurajuryjusjustjutjutejutsmojopujarajrajasojataj

Short words with X (104)

apexaxaxalaxeaxedaxelaxesaxilaxisaxleaxonboxboxycalxcoaxcoxcoxacruxdexdexydouxdoxyeauxexexamexecexesexitexonexpofalxfauxfaxfixfixtflaxflexfluxfoxfoxygoxhexhoaxibexilexixiajeuxjinxkexlaxlexloxluxluxelynxmaxmaximinxmixmixtmoxanextnixnixenixyonyxoryxoxoxenoxesoxidoximoxooxypaxpixpixypoxprexpyxraxrexrouxsaxsexsextsexysixsoxtaxtaxataxitexttuxvexvextvoxwaxwaxyxixisxuxystzax

Tips

X is easy to place: ax, ex, ox and xi let you drop an X beside many vowels and score in two directions.
J is harder because it needs a vowel next to it. Keep jo and three-letter words such as jab, jam and jar in mind.
Do not hold J too long. It is heavy and hard to place on a crowded board.