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10-Letter Words Starting with J

There are 38 ten-letter words that start with J on Word.ws, from jackanapes to juxtaposed. The most common are journalist, journalism, justifying, judgmental and jeopardize.

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All 38 ten-letter words that start with J

  • jackanapes25n. (A proper name for) an ape or monkey, especially a tame one kept for...
  • jackbooted26adj. Wearing jackboots.
  • jackhammer30n. A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used...
  • jackrabbit27n. Any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus.
  • jailbroken23adj. Having undergone jailbreaking.
  • janitorial17adj. Of or pertaining to a janitor.
  • jasperware22n. A form of pottery that has a stoneware body which is either white or...
  • jawbreaker26n. A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
  • jaywalking28n. An act of behaving as a jaywalker.
  • jazzercise37n. A form of aerobic exercise based on jazz dance.
  • jeopardize29v. To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
  • jesuitical19adj. Synonym of Jesuitic.
  • jimsonweed23n. A poisonous plant of the species Datura stramonium, part of the...
  • jingoistic20adj. Overly patriotic or nationalistic, often with an element of favouring...
  • jobseeking24n. A search for employment.
  • jocularity22n. Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
  • jouissance19n. A transgressive, excessive kind of pleasure linked to the division and...
  • journalese17n. A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized...
  • journaling18n. The activity of keeping a diary, or journal.
  • journalism19n. The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news...
  • journalist17n. The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly.
  • journeying21n. Travel, travelling.
  • journeyman22n. A tradesman who has completed an apprenticeship or equivalent...
  • joyfulness23n. The state of being joyful.
  • joyousness20n. The state of being joyous.
  • jubilantly22adv. With jubilation or triumph.
  • jubilation19n. A triumphant shouting of great happiness; rejoicing, especially as...
  • judgmental21adj. Of or relating to judgment.
  • judicature20n. The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process.
  • judicially23adv. In a judicial manner.
  • jugendstil19n. The German equivalent of art nouveau.
  • juggernaut19n. A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that...
  • jumpmaster23n. One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists...
  • junctional19adj. Of, pertaining to, situated at, or operating at a junction.
  • junglefowl24n. Any of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus...
  • justiciary22n. A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
  • justifying24n. A process of justification.
  • juxtaposed27adj. Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
205 rare ten-letter words that start with J

Questions about these words

How many ten-letter words that start with J are there?
Word.ws lists 38 ten-letter words that start with J, plus 205 rare ones.
What are common ten-letter words that start with J?
journalist, journalism, justifying, judgmental, jeopardize, juggernaut, journeyman and juxtaposed.
Which of the ten-letter words that start with J has the highest letter score?
jazzercise scores 37 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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