5-Letter Words Starting with J
There are 104 five-letter words that start with J on Word.ws, from jabot to juxta. The most common are judge, japan, jones, joint and jimmy.
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All 104 five-letter words that start with J
JA
- jabot14n. A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.
- jacko18n. Laughing kookaburra.
- jacks18n. A pair of jacks.
- jacky21n. A sailor.
- jaded14adj. Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed...
- jadoo13n. Magic, sorcery.
- jaffa18n. A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.
- jagat13n. The material or physical world as subjectively experienced.
- jaggy17adj. Jagged, toothed or serrated.
- jagir13n. An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or...
- jagua13n. A tree of species Genipa americana, native to the tropical forests of...
- jaish15n. An army or legion.
- jakes16n. A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
- jakey19n. A homeless drunk.
- jakie16n. A South American striped frog, Pseudis paradoxa, remarkable for having...
- jaleo12n. A lively Andalusian dance.
- jalsa12n. A rally.
- jambe16n. A leg, of an animal or person.
- jambu16adj. Cute, adorable or beautiful.
- jammy19adj. Resembling jam in taste, texture, etc.
- jamon14n. Spanish dry-cured ham.
- jamun14n. Synonym of jambul.
- janky19adj. Of poor quality.
- japan14n. A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
- jarry15adj. Jarring, reverberating.
- jatra12n. An annual village festival in Maharashtra, India.
- jaunt12n. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short...
- javel15n. A vagabond.
- jawab17n. An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage...
- jawan15n. An infantryman; a soldier.
- jawar15n. Sorghum, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
- jawed16adj. Having jaws.
- jazzy33adj. In the style of jazz.
JE
- jeans12n. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
- jebel14n. A hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa).
- jects14n. A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.
- jeera12n. Cumin.
- jeesh15interj. Synonym of sheesh.
- jello12n. A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavoring (often...
- jelly15n. A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such...
- jemmy19n. An immigrant.
- jenny15n. A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also...
- jerko16n. A jerk; an obnoxious person.
- jerky19adj. Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
- jerry15n. A chamber pot.
- jesty15adj. Inclined to jest; waggish; sportive.
- jeton12n. A counter or token.
- jetty15n. A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest...
- jewel15n. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
JH
- jhala15n. In Hindustani classical music, the fast-paced conclusion of a raga...
JI
- jiffy21n. A very short, unspecified length of time.
- jiggy17adj. Resembling or suggesting a jig.
- jihad16n. A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
- jimmy19n. Sprinkles used as a topping for ice cream, cookies, or cupcakes.
- jingo13n. One who supports policy favouring war.
- jings13interj. An exclamation of surprise.
- jinja19n. A Shinto place of worship.
- jinks16interj. Indication of surprise or amazement; jinkies.
- jinky19adj. Mazy, windy, zigzagging in its motion.
- jirga13n. A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially...
- jizya24n. A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim...
JN
- jnana12n. The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is...
JO
- jobby19n. A job that is also a hobby: a dream job or passion project; or, a side...
- jocko18n. A lawn jockey.
- jocks18n. Male briefs.
- jocky21adj. Jocklike.
- johar15n. The Rajput practice whereby women are sacrificed in a fire to avoid...
- joint12adj. United, combined.
- joist12n. A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which...
- joker16n. A person who makes jokes.
- jokes16adj. Really good.
- jolly15adj. Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry.
- jones12n. An addiction or intense craving.
- jorts12n. Jean shorts, a pair of shorts made from denim (especially, mid-thigh or...
- josei12n. A class of manga written for an older female audience.
- joshi15n. Japanese women's professional wrestling.
- joshy18adj. Characterised by lighthearted banter; joky.
- jotun12n. A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the...
- joule12n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work...
- joust12n. A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or...
- jowly18adj. Having conspicuous jowls; with a double chin.
JU
- judge14n. A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by...
- judgy17adj. Inclined to make (disapproving) judgments; judgmental.
- jugal13adj. Relating to a jugum.
- juggy17adj. Involving one or more jugs as hand holds.
- juice14n. A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
- juicy17adj. Having lots of juice.
- julep14n. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs, especially mint, and...
- julio12n. A former coin of Italy, struck by Pope Julius II (1503-13).
- jumba16n. A Malay unit of area, one twentieth of an orlong.
- jumbo16adj. Especially large or powerful.
- jumma16n. The total assessment (for land revenue) from any particular estate, or...
- jumps16n. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
- jumpy19adj. Nervous and excited.
- junco14n. Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North...
- junky19adj. Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low...
- junta12n. The committee of military officers that have usurped political control.
- junto12n. A group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.
- jural12adj. Of or pertaining to law.
- jurat12n. A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has...
- juror12n. A member of a jury.
- juvia15n. The brazil nut.
- juvie15n. Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).
- juxta19n. In males of most species of order Lepidoptera, an organ that supports...
78 rare five-letter words that start with J
- jabby
- jacal
- jaffy
- jagla
- jaked
- jalap
- jameo
- jamli
- janeu
- jantu
- japer
- japow
- jards
- jarul
- jasey
- jatha
- jatty
- jayet
- jazel
- jears
- jeast
- jedge
- jeery
- jegog
- jelak
- jembe
- jerib
- jetso
- jewie
- jezve
- jheel
- jhola
- jhool
- jhula
- jhuna
- jiari
- jiber
- jiboa
- jigha
- jildi
- jimbu
- jimpy
- jiqui
- jisei
- jiver
- jivey
- joget
- johad
- jokee
- jokgu
- jokul
- jolty
- jomer
- joree
- jorim
- jorum
- jotty
- joual
- jough
- jougs
- juane
- jubbe
- jubie
- juger
- jugum
- jukie
- julid
- julus
- jumar
- junjo
- junzi
- jupon
- jurel
- juryo
- jutka
- jutti
- jutty
- jvara
Questions about these words
- How many five-letter words that start with J are there?
- Word.ws lists 104 five-letter words that start with J, plus 78 rare ones.
- What are common five-letter words that start with J?
- judge, japan, jones, joint, jimmy, juice, jokes and jerry.
- Which of the five-letter words that start with J has the highest letter score?
- jazzy scores 33 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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