3-Letter Words Starting with J
There are 37 three-letter words that start with J on Word.ws, from jab to juz. The most common are job, joe, jim, joy and jay.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
All 37 three-letter words that start with J
- jab12n. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
- jag11n. A sharp projection.
- jam12n. A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal....
- jap12v. (of a liquid) To spatter or splash over a surface.
- jar10n. An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding...
- jaw13n. One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of...
- jay13n. Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within...
- jaz19n. Dated spelling of jazz (“musical style”).
- jel10adj. Jealous.
- jer10n. Either of the Proto-Slavic lax vowels /ɪ/ (front jer, ь) and /ʊ/ (back...
- jet10n. A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized...
- jew13n. The jewfish.
- jib12n. A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see...
- jig11n. A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
- jim12v. To jimmy (something); to mess up or mess with (something).
- jin10n. A portion of dead wood on a branch or at the top of the trunk of a...
- jio10v. To invite (someone) to an event or activity.
- jip12n. Ejaculated semen.
- jit10v. To compile (program code for a virtual machine) immediately when...
- jiu10n. Any Chinese alcoholic beverage.
- job12n. A task.
- joe10n. A male; a guy; a fellow.
- jog11n. An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.
- jol10n. A party.
- jor10n. In Indian music, a formal section of composition in the long...
- jot10n. The smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.
- jow13n. A premetric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter...
- joy13n. A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to...
- jth13adj. Occurring at position j in a sequence.
- jud11n. A mass of coal holed or undercut so as to be thrown down by wedges.
- jug11n. A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and...
- juk14n. Synonym of congee.
- jun10n. A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to...
- jus10n. The juices given off as meat is cooked.
- jut10v. To stick out.
- jux17v. To rob or mug (someone).
- juz19n. Any of thirty parts of varying length into which the Qur'an is...
Questions about these words
- How many three-letter words that start with J are there?
- Word.ws lists 37 three-letter words that start with J.
- What are common three-letter words that start with J?
- job, joe, jim, joy, jay, jet, jam and jaw.
- Which of the three-letter words that start with J has the highest letter score?
- juz scores 19 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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