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5 Letter Words With J

293 five-letter words have the letter J. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that have the letter J

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

  • major 14of greater importance or stature or rank
  • enjoy 15to receive pleasure from
  • joint 12united or combined
  • judge 14to decide on critically
  • jokes 16a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
  • jimmy 19to pry open with a crowbar
  • jeans 12a durable cotton fabric
  • juice 14the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
  • johns 15a toilet
  • jewel 15a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
  • joins 12to unite
  • ninja 12a feudal Japanese warrior
  • juicy 17full of juice
  • jelly 15an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base…
  • jumbo 16a very large specimen of its kind
  • jacks 18to raise with a type of lever

All 293 words, A to Z

A…B…C…D…E…F…G…H…J…K…L…M…N…O…P…Q…R…S…T…U…W…Y…Z…

A… (5)

Top score: AFLAJ, 15 points (tied with two others)

B… (11)

Top score: BHAJI, 17 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a type of Indian fritter

C… (2)

Top score: CAJUN, 14 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from…

D… (3)

Top score: DJINN, 13 points (tied with two others). Meaning: an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth…

E… (5)

Top score: ENJOY, 15 points. Meaning: to receive pleasure from

F… (4)

Top score: FJORD, 16 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs

G… (6)

Top score: GADJO, 14 points (tied with one other)

H… (9)

Top score: HAJJI, 22 points. Meaning: one who has made a hadj

J… (203)

Top score: JAZZY, 33 points. Meaning: full of energy

jaaps 14jabot 14jacal 14jacks 18jacky 21jaded 14jades 13jafas 15jaffa 18jagas 13jager 13jaggs 14jaggy 17jagir 13jagra 13jails 12jaker 16jakes 16jakey 19jalap 14jalop 14jambe 16jambo 16jambs 16jambu 16james 14jammy 19jamon 14janes 12janky 19janns 12janny 15janty 15japan 14japed 15japer 14japes 14jarks 16jarls 12jarps 14jarta 12jarul 12jasey 15jaspe 14jasps 14jatos 12jauks 16jaunt 12jaups 14javas 15jawan 15jawed 16jaxie 19jazzy 33jeans 12jeats 12jebel 14jedis 13jeels 12jeely 15jeeps 14jeers 12jeeze 21jefes 15jeffs 18jehad 16jehus 15jelab 14jello 12jells 12jelly 15jembe 16jemmy 19jenny 15jeons 12jerid 13jerks 16jerky 19jerry 15jesse 12jests 12jesus 12jetes 12jeton 12jetty 15jeune 12jewed 16jewel 15jewie 15jhala 15jiaos 12jibba 16jibbs 16jibed 15jiber 14jibes 14jiffs 18jiffy 21jiggy 17jigot 13jihad 16jills 12jilts 12jimmy 19jimpy 19jingo 13jinks 16jinne 12jinni 12jinns 12jirds 13jirga 13jirre 12jisms 14jived 16jiver 15jives 15jivey 18jnana 12jobed 15jobes 14jocko 18jocks 18jocky 21jocos 14jodel 13joeys 15johns 15joins 12joint 12joist 12joked 17joker 16jokes 16jokey 19jokol 16joled 13joles 12jolls 12jolly 15jolts 12jolty 15jomon 14jomos 14jones 12jongs 13jonty 15jooks 16joram 14jorum 14jotas 12jotty 15jotun 12joual 12jougs 13jouks 16joule 12jours 12joust 12jowar 15jowed 16jowls 15jowly 18joyed 16jubas 14jubba 16jubes 14jucos 14judas 13judge 14judgy 17judos 13jugal 13jugum 15juice 14juicy 17jujus 19juked 17jukes 16jukus 16julep 14jumar 14jumbo 16jumby 19jumps 16jumpy 19junco 14junks 16junky 19junta 12junto 12jupes 14jupon 14jural 12jurat 12jurel 12jures 12juror 12justs 12jutes 12jutty 15juves 15juvie 15

K… (4)

Top score: KHOJA, 19 points

L… (1)

Top score: LAPJE, 14 points

M… (3)

Top score: MUJIK, 18 points. Meaning: a Russian peasant

N… (2)

Top score: NDUJA, 13 points. Meaning: a Calabrian spicy pork sausage

O… (3)

Top score: OBJET, 14 points (tied with one other). Meaning: an article of artistic value

P… (5)

Top score: PUJAH, 17 points. Meaning: a Hindu prayer ritual

Q… (1)

Top score: QAJAQ, 30 points. Meaning: kayak

S… (9)

Top score: SHOJI, 15 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a paper screen used as a partition or door in a Japanese house

T… (2)

Top score: THUJA, 15 points. Meaning: an evergreen tree or shrub

U… (2)

Top score: UNJAM, 14 points (tied with one other). Meaning: to undo things tightly crammed together

W… (2)

Top score: WILJA, 15 points (tied with one other)

Y… (2)

Top score: YAJES, 15 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a yage

Z… (1)

Top score: ZANJA, 21 points

About these words

  • 293 of the 12,987 5-letter words have the letter J (2%).
  • 206 are good in NWL2023, 292 in Collins Scrabble Words and 171 in ENABLE. 26 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, jazzy scores the most (33), then qajaq (30), then hajji (22), then five words on 21.