5-letter words starting with J

There are 130 five-letter words starting with J in our word list. 19 of them are common everyday words, such as JAPAN, JOINT, JONES and JUDGE.

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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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:

How many five-letter words starting with J are there?

Our word list has 130 five-letter words starting with J. 19 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words starting with J?

The most common are JAPAN, JOINT, JONES, JUDGE, JEANS and JERRY.

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

Using standard letter tile values, JAZZY scores 33 points, the most of any five-letter word starting 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 JUICE, JOINT and JUDGE.