8-Letter Words Starting with J

All 80 eight-letter words that start with J

JA

• jackaroo21n. A trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand...
• jackboot23n. A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with...
• jacketed22adj. Dressed in a jacket.
• jackfish27n. A jack (in any of the senses referring to types of fish).
• jackhole24n. A hole that is created using a jack or wedge.
• jacquard27n. Fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
• jaggedly21adv. In a jagged manner.
• jagirdar17n. One who holds a jagir.
• jailable17adj. For which one may be jailed.
• jailbait17n. A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age...
• jailbird18n. A prisoner or an ex-prisoner.
• jailtime17n. A prison/jail sentence.
• jalfrezi27n. A Bengali curry made with onion, tomato and capsicum given added heat...
• jalousie15n. A component in a ventilation system.
• jamboree19n. A boisterous or lavish celebration or party.
• jangling17n. A jangle, the sounds of a jangle.
• japonica19n. A species of camellia, Camellia japonica.
• jarosite15n. A mineral with rhombohedral crystals, KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.
• jasmonic19adj. Of or pertaining to jasmonic acid or its derivatives, the jasmonates.
• jatropha20n. Any of several plants, of the genus Jatropha, native to the Northern...
• jaundice18n. A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and...
• jauntily18adv. In an airy, showy, or affected manner.
• jaunting16n. The act of taking a jaunt.
• javelina18n. A peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles...
• jazzfest36n. A festival of jazz music.

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• jealousy18n. A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
• jeanette15n. A coarse jean fabric, used for linings.
• jeggings18n. Denim leggings, or very skinny jeans.
• jelutong16n. A tree of species Dyera costulata, in the oleander subfamily.
• jeopardy21n. Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
• jeremiad18n. A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society...
• jerrycan20n. A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less...
• jetliner15n. A jet-propelled airliner.
• jettison15n. Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon...
• jewelled19adj. Set with jewels.

JI

• jiangshi19n. A reanimated corpse in Chinese legend, which moves around by hopping...
• jiggered18adj. Very tired.
• jiggling18n. A motion that jiggles.
• jihadism21n. The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed...
• jihadist19n. One who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a...
• jingling17n. The sound made by something that jingles.
• jingoism18n. Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards...
• jingoist16n. One who advocates an aggressive nationalism; one who vociferously...

JO

• jodhpurs21n. Flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to...
• joggling18n. The act by which something is joggled, or shaken up and down.
• johannes18n. An old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal, in...
• jointing16n. The act of making a joint.
• jointure15n. An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after her husband's...
• jokester19n. A person who tells jokes; a joker.
• jokingly23adv. In a joking manner.
• jonathan18n. An instrument used by smokers to light pipes.
• jonesing16adj. Suffering from withdrawal, or otherwise being in a desperate...
• jongleur16n. An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included...
• jostling16n. An act of jostling; a push or shove.
• jouncing18n. A motion that jounces.
• jousting16n. A medieval European sport in which mounted knights charged at each...
• jovially21adv. In a jovial (“cheerful and good-humoured”) manner; jollily, merrily.
• joyfully24adv. In a joyful manner; joyously.
• joyously21adv. In a joyful manner; joyfully.
• joyrider19n. A person who goes on a joyride.
• joystick24n. A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base...

JU

• jubilant17adj. In a state of elation.
• jubilate17v. To show elation or triumph; to rejoice.
• judgment19n. The act of judging.
• judicial18adj. Of or relating to the administration of justice.
• jugglery20n. Trickery or deception in general, or an instance of such.
• juggling18n. The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc....
• julienne15n. A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.
• jumbling20n. The act by which something is jumbled or confused.
• jumpgate20n. A fictional device able to create an Einstein-Rosen bridge portal (or...
• jumpsuit19n. A one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists.
• junction17n. The act of joining, or the state of being joined.
• juncture17n. A place where things join, a junction.
• junglist16n. A dedicated listener to jungle or drum and bass music.
• junkanoo19n. A parade held in the Bahamas.
• junkyard23n. A place where rubbish is discarded.
• juristic17adj. Legal, juridical, pertaining to the law and jurisprudence.
• justicar17n. A representative and enforcer of the king or ruler's justice.
• justness15n. The state of being just; fairness.
• juvenile18adj. Young; not fully developed.

Questions about these words

How many eight-letter words that start with J are there?

Word.ws lists 80 eight-letter words that start with J, plus 264 rare ones.

What are common eight-letter words that start with J?

jonathan, judgment, judicial, junction, juvenile, jealousy, jeopardy and juggling.

Which of the eight-letter words that start with J has the highest letter score?

jazzfest scores 36 points with the standard letter tile values.

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