Words That Start with J

2-letter words that start with J

• ja9adv. Yes.
• jo9n. Darling, sweetheart.
• ju9n. Someone admitted to university through the JUPAS system.
• jy12n. The name of the Latin script letter J/j.

3-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...

4-letter words that start with J

• jack17n. A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
• jade12n. A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or...
• jail11n. A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against...
• jake15adj. Synonym of OK: adequate, satisfactory, acceptable.
• jane11n. A female client of a prostitute.
• jang12n. Fermented ingredients used as the base for many Korean dishes and...
• java14n. A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.
• jaws14n. The mouth.
• jazz29n. A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical...
• jean11n. Denim.
• jeep13adj. Pertaining to utility or general purpose.
• jeff17v. To play or gamble with em quads, throwing them as dice.
• jerk15n. A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
• jess11n. A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to...
• jest11v. To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something...
• jill11n. A female ferret.
• jing12n. According to traditional Chinese medicine, a dense essence stored in...
• jinx18n. A hex; an evil spell.
• jive14v. To deceive; to be deceptive.
• jock17n. A jockey.
• jodi12n. Couple, duo, pair.
• jody15n. A Jody call.
• joey14n. The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also...
• john14n. A prostitute's client.
• join11v. To connect or combine into one; to put together.
• jojo18n. A seasoned, battered and fried potato wedge.
• joke15n. An amusing story.
• jolt11v. To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
• jong12n. A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery...
• josh14n. An instance of good-natured banter.
• joss11n. A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
• juan11n. A scroll of a traditional Chinese book, often (but not necessarily)...
• judo12n. A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujitsu.
• juju18n. A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or...
• jump15v. To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal...
• june11v. To rush.
• junk15n. Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted...
• jury14n. A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and...
• just11adj. Factually right, correct; factual.
• juve14n. A child actor.

All 107 4-letter words that start with J

5-letter words that start with J

• jacks18n. A pair of jacks.
• jacky21n. A sailor.
• jaded14adj. Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed...
• jaffa18n. A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.
• jakes16n. A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
• japan14n. A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
• jaunt12n. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short...
• jawed16adj. Having jaws.
• jazzy33adj. In the style of jazz.
• jeans12n. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
• 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...
• jenny15n. A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also...
• jerky19adj. Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
• jerry15n. A chamber pot.
• jetty15n. A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest...
• jewel15n. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
• jiffy21n. A very short, unspecified length of time.
• jihad16n. A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
• jimmy19n. Sprinkles used as a topping for ice cream, cookies, or cupcakes.
• jinks16interj. Indication of surprise or amazement; jinkies.
• jocks18n. Male briefs.
• joint12adj. United, combined.
• 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.
• joshi15n. Japanese women's professional wrestling.
• 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...
• judge14n. A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by...
• juice14n. A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
• juicy17adj. Having lots of juice.
• julio12n. A former coin of Italy, struck by Pope Julius II (1503-13).
• jumbo16adj. Especially large or powerful.
• jumps16n. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
• jumpy19adj. Nervous and excited.
• junky19adj. Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low...
• junta12n. The committee of military officers that have usurped political control.
• juror12n. A member of a jury.

All 104 5-letter words that start with J

6-letter words that start with J

• jackal19n. Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to...
• jacked20adj. High on drugs or stimulants.
• jacket19n. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse...
• jaeger14n. Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.
• jagged16adj. Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
• jagger15n. Carrier, carter.
• jaguar14n. A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America...
• jammed18adj. Stuck.
• jammer17n. Any device used to jam radio reception.
• janata13n. The people; the populace.
• jardin14n. The inclusions and fissures within an emerald.
• jargon14n. A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
• jasper15n. An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull...
• jersey16n. A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.
• jessie13n. Synonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly...
• jester13n. One who jests, jokes or teases.
• jewels16n. Family jewels; testicles.
• jiggle15n. A relatively weak shaking movement; the condition or state of weakly...
• jigsaw17n. A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in...
• jihadi17n. A jihadist.
• jingle14n. The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
• joanna13n. A piano.
• jockey22n. One who rides racehorses competitively.
• jogger15n. A person who jogs (as exercise).
• johnny19n. A condom.
• joiner13n. A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
• joking18v. Kidding, trying to fool.
• jordan14n. A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated...
• joseph18n. A woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century with a long cape and...
• jovial16adj. Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
• joyful19adj. Feeling or causing joy.
• joyous16adj. Full of joy; happy.
• juggle15v. To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in...
• jumble17v. To mix or confuse.
• jumper17n. Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event...
• jungle14n. A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical...
• junior13adj. Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
• junkie17n. An enthusiast of something.
• jurist13n. An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.
• justly16adv. In a just or fair manner; rightfully.

All 125 6-letter words that start with J

7-letter words that start with J

• jackass20n. A male donkey.
• jacking21n. A street robbery.
• jackman22n. A member of the pit crew responsible for lifting the car with a jack.
• jackpot22n. A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for...
• jacuzzi34n. A hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body.
• jamaica18n. Roselle.
• jamming19n. The act or process by which something is jammed.
• janitor14n. Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public...
• jarring15adj. That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
• jasmine16n. Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia...
• javelin17n. A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
• jawbone19n. The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
• jawline17n. The lower edge of the side of the face (below the cheek), defined by...
• jealous14adj. Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have...
• jerking19n. A motion that jerks; a jerk.
• jetpack22v. To travel with a jet pack.
• jeweler17n. A person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry.
• jewelry20v. To make jewelry.
• jittery17adj. Nervy, jumpy, on edge.
• jobless16adj. Lacking employment.
• jockeys23n. Synonym of jockey shorts.
• joggers16n. A tracksuit, particularly the trousers.
• jogging17n. The action of the verb to jog.
• johnson17n. Penis.
• joining15n. The act or result of joining; a joint or juncture.
• jointly17adv. Together, acting as one; collectively.
• journal14n. A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
• journey17n. A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a...
• jubilee16n. A special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty...
• judging17adj. Judgmental.
• jugular15adj. Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.
• juicing17n. The process of extracting the juice from something.
• jukebox27n. A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to...
• jumbled19adj. In disarray, mixed up.
• jumping19adj. Exuberantly active; in full swing.
• juniors14n. The section of a primary school for the education of older children...
• juniper16n. Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which...
• jupiter16n. A class of planets that are similar in mass to Jupiter.
• justice16n. The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
• justify20v. To provide an acceptable explanation for.

All 118 7-letter words that start with J

8-letter words that start with J

• jacketed22adj. Dressed in a jacket.
• jacquard27n. Fabric woven on a Jacquard loom.
• jailbait17n. A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age...
• jailbird18n. A prisoner or an ex-prisoner.
• jamboree19n. A boisterous or lavish celebration or party.
• jangling17n. A jangle, the sounds of a jangle.
• japonica19n. A species of camellia, Camellia japonica.
• jaundice18n. A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and...
• jealousy18n. A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
• jeanette15n. A coarse jean fabric, used for linings.
• jeggings18n. Denim leggings, or very skinny jeans.
• jeopardy21n. Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
• 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.
• 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...
• johannes18n. An old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal, in...
• 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...
• jostling16n. An act of jostling; a push or shove.
• jousting16n. A medieval European sport in which mounted knights charged at each...
• joyfully24adv. In a joyful manner; joyously.
• joyously21adv. In a joyful manner; joyfully.
• joystick24n. A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base...
• jubilant17adj. In a state of elation.
• judgment19n. The act of judging.
• judicial18adj. Of or relating to the administration of justice.
• juggling18n. The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc....
• julienne15n. A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.
• 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.
• junkyard23n. A place where rubbish is discarded.
• juvenile18adj. Young; not fully developed.

All 80 8-letter words that start with J

9-letter words that start with J

• jabbering21n. Speech that jabbers; gibberish.
• jacaranda19n. Any of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South...
• jackalope24n. A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a jackrabbit and an...
• jacketing23n. Material used to make jackets.
• jackfruit25n. A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which...
• jackknife29n. A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each...
• jailbreak22n. An escape from prison.
• jailhouse19n. A building containing a prison.
• jambalaya23n. Any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole...
• janissary19n. An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the...
• japanning19n. A European technique of creating lacquerware in imitation of the...
• japonaise18n. A kind of almond meringue dessert.
• jarringly20adv. In a jarring manner.
• jaundiced20adj. Affected with jaundice.
• jawboning22n. Persistent persuasive talk, particularly (politics, economics) talk...
• jaywalker26n. A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a...
• jealously19adv. In a jealous manner.
• jellybean21adj. Of an electronic component, or software algorithm: generic, standard...
• jellyfish25n. An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs...
• jerkiness20n. The state or quality of being jerky (characterized by sudden uneven...
• jewellery22n. Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches...
• jitterbug19n. A nervous or jittery person.
• jittering17n. The act or motion of one who jitters.
• jobseeker22n. A person seeking employment.
• jockeying26n. The act of one who jockeys.
• jockstrap24n. An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals...
• jocularly21adv. In a jocular manner; humorously.
• joviality22n. The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.
• joyriding21n. An instance of somebody taking a joyride.
• judgeship23n. The office or status of a judge.
• judiciary22n. The collective body of judges, justices, etc.
• judicious19adj. Having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking.
• juiciness18n. The state of being juicy.
• jumbotron20n. A very large video screen, typically used in a stadium or concert venue...
• juridical19adj. Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the...
• justiciar18n. A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
• justified20adj. Having a justification.
• justifier19n. One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action.
• juvenilia19n. Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.
• juxtapose25v. To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.

All 52 9-letter words that start with J

10-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.

11-letter words that start with J

• jabberwocky34n. Invented or meaningless language; nonsense.
• jettisoning19n. The action by which something is jettisoned.
• jitteriness18n. The state of being jittery.
• joblessness20n. The state of being jobless or unemployed.
• journalling19n. UK standard spelling of journaling.
• judiciously24adv. In a judicious manner.
• juridically24adv. In a juridical manner.
• justiciable22adj. Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved...
• justifiable23adj. That can be justified.
• justifiably26adv. In a justifiable manner; with justification.
• juxtaposing28n. An act of juxtaposition.
• jyotirlinga22n. A shrine where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam...

12-letter words that start with J

• journalistic21adj. Related to journalism or journalists.
• judgmentally26adv. In a judgmental manner.
• jurisconsult21n. A person authorised to give legal advice.
• jurisdiction22n. The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.

13-letter words that start with J

• jollification25n. A merrymaking; noisy festivity.
• jurisprudence25n. The theoretical study of law.
• justification25n. A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides...
• justificatory28adj. Providing or related to justification; justificational.
• juxtaposition29n. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.

14-letter words that start with J

• jurisdictional24adj. Of or pertaining to jurisdiction.
• justiciability28n. The ability (of a subject matter) to be evaluated and resolved by the...

15-letter words that start with J

• jurisprudential25adj. Of or pertaining to jurisprudence.
• juxtaglomerular32adj. Near, or adjoining a renal glomerulus.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with J are there?

Word.ws lists 690 words that start with J, plus 1,606 rare ones.

What are common words that start with J?

just, job, john, june, join, justice, judge and japan.

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

jazzercise scores 37 points with the standard letter tile values.

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