5-Letter Words Starting With J
J is a Scrabble player's secret weapon. JAZZY with its double Z can rack up serious points. Skip J-starters in Wordle though — they almost never appear as answers.
5-Letter Words Starting With J
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Top 20 likely answersJAUNT
JAZZY
JELLY
JERKY
JETTY
JEWEL
JIFFY
JOINT
JOIST
JOKER
JOLLY
JOUST
JUDGE
JUICE
JUICY
JUMBO
JUMPY
JUNTA
JUNTO
JUROR
JAAPS
JABOT
JACAL
JACET
JACKS
JACKY
JADED
JADES
JAFAS
JAFFA
JAGAS
JAGER
JAGGS
JAGGY
JAGIR
JAGRA
JAILS
JAKER
JAKES
JAKEY
JAKIE
JALAP
JALEO
JALOP
JAMBE
JAMBO
JAMBS
JAMBU
JAMES
JAMMY
JAMON
JAMUN
JANES
JANKY
JANNS
JANNY
JANTY
JAPAN
JAPED
JAPER
JAPES
JARKS
JARLS
JARPS
JARTA
JARUL
JASEY
JASPE
JASPS
JATHA
JATIS
JATOS
JAUKS
JAUNE
JAUPS
JAVAS
JAVEL
JAWAN
JAWED
JAWNS
JAXIE
JEANS
JEATS
JEBEL
JEDIS
JEELS
JEELY
JEEPS
JEERA
JEERS
JEEZE
JEFES
JEFFS
JEHAD
JEHUS
JELAB
JELLO
JELLS
JEMBE
JEMMY
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Popular Words That Start With J
Here are some of the most useful 5-letter words that start with J. The highlighted letter shows the position you're filtering for.
Common everyday words:
JAZZY
JELLY
JEWEL
JOINT
Strategic picks for word games:
JOKER
JOLTS
JUNKY
Wordle and Scrabble Strategy
•JAZZY tops Scrabble at ~33 points base value with double Z
•JIFFY, JUNKY, and JUMPY also score well in Scrabble
•Only JOINT, JOKER, JUMPY, JIFFY have appeared as Wordle answers
•J is worth 8 points — don't waste it on unlikely Wordle guesses
J at a Glance
Frequency225 5-letter words start with J
Wordle20 Wordle answers start with J (8.9%)
PatternsCommon patterns: JO-, JU-, JE-, JA-, JI-