5-letter words starting with J (170)

A list of 5-letter words from our open word list (English), the same list the word tools use, with the most common words first. Offensive words are left out, definitions are not shown, and the list can differ from the dictionary of a particular game.

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Common words

The most frequently used words on this list, most common first.

  • judge
  • jimmy
  • japan
  • juice
  • joint
  • jokes
  • jolly
  • jeans
  • jelly
  • joker
  • jewel
  • jumps
  • juicy
  • jerks
  • jumbo
  • joins
  • jacks
  • jumpy
  • johns
  • juror
  • jerky
  • jiffy
  • jihad
  • jazzy
  • jocks
  • jails
  • joked
  • jaded
  • jetty
  • joust
  • jeeps
  • junta
  • jello
  • jaunt
  • junky

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  • jabot
  • jacal
  • jacks
  • jacky
  • jaded
  • jades
  • jager
  • jaggs
  • jaggy
  • jagir
  • jagra
  • jails
  • jakes
  • jalap
  • jalop
  • jambe
  • jambo
  • jambs
  • jambu
  • james
  • jammy
  • janes
  • janty
  • japan
  • japed
  • japer
  • japes
  • jaris
  • jarks
  • jarls
  • jarul
  • jasey
  • jaspe
  • jatos
  • jauks
  • jaunt
  • jaups
  • javas
  • javel
  • jawan
  • jawed
  • jazzy
  • jeans
  • jebel
  • jeely
  • jeeps
  • jeers
  • jefes
  • jeffs
  • jehad
  • jehus
  • jelab
  • jello
  • jells
  • jelly
  • jemmy
  • jenny
  • jerid
  • jerks
  • jerky
  • jerry
  • jesse
  • jests
  • jetes
  • jeton
  • jetty
  • jeune
  • jewel
  • jhala
  • jiaos
  • jibbs
  • jibed
  • jiber
  • jibes
  • jiffs
  • jiffy
  • jiggy
  • jigot
  • jihad
  • jills
  • jilts
  • jimmy
  • jimpy
  • jingo
  • jinks
  • jinni
  • jinns
  • jirds
  • jirga
  • jisms
  • jived
  • jiver
  • jives
  • jivey
  • jnana
  • jobed
  • jobes
  • jocko
  • jocks
  • jodel
  • joeys
  • johns
  • joins
  • joint
  • joist
  • joked
  • joker
  • jokes
  • jokey
  • joled
  • joles
  • jolls
  • jolly
  • jolts
  • jolty
  • jomos
  • jones
  • jonty
  • jooal
  • jooks
  • joram
  • jorum
  • jotas
  • jotty
  • jotun
  • joual
  • jougs
  • jouks
  • joule
  • joust
  • jowar
  • jowed
  • jowls
  • jowly
  • joyed
  • jubas
  • jubes
  • judas
  • judge
  • judos
  • jugal
  • jugum
  • juice
  • juicy
  • jujus
  • juked
  • jukes
  • jukus
  • julep
  • jumar
  • jumbo
  • jumby
  • jumps
  • jumpy
  • junco
  • junks
  • junky
  • junta
  • junto
  • jupes
  • jupon
  • jural
  • jurat
  • jurel
  • juror
  • justs
  • jutes
  • jutty
  • juves
  • juvie

Facts about this list

Words with no repeated letter
117 (69%)
Most common letters by position
  • Letter 2 A (42)O (40)U (35)
  • Letter 3 R (16)L (15)M (15)
  • Letter 4 E (43)A (19)K (13)
  • Letter 5 S (66)Y (29)D (14)
Opening words that cover the most frequent letters
  • jeans
  • jumbo
  • jerky
  • jails
  • judge
Picked one at a time so that each word adds as many new, frequent letters as possible. Letter frequencies come from this list.

Sources

The words on this page come from these open-licensed projects.

  • SCOWL (Spell Checker Oriented Word Lists), version 1Word list · License: LicenseRef-SCOWL · Modified from the original: filtered, folded and deduplicated.
  • ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark LExicon), enable1 word listWord list · License: LicenseRef-PublicDomain-ENABLE · Modified from the original: filtered, folded and deduplicated.
  • FrequencyWords, English (content/2018/en/en_50k.txt)Word frequencies · License: CC-BY-SA-4.0 · Modified from the original: filtered, folded and deduplicated.

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