Common 8-letter words that have the letter J
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- projects★19any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- subjects★19the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
- majority★20the greater number or part
- journals★15a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
- injuries★15harm inflicted or suffered
- judgment★19an authoritative opinion
- judicial★18pertaining to courts of law
- juvenile★18of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
- adjusted★17to bring to a more satisfactory state
- junction★17a place where things join
- adjacent★18next to
- rejected★18to refuse to accept, consider, or make use of
- enjoying★19to receive pleasure from
- majestic★19having majesty
- journeys★18the act of traveling from one place to another
- injected★18to force a fluid into
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8-letter words with A (25)
Top score: AZULEJOS, 24 points. a type of ceramic tile
B…
8-letter words with B (20)
Top score: BEJEEZUS, 26 points. an exclamation used as a mild oath
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8-letter words with C (23)
Top score: CRACKJAW, 26 points
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8-letter words with D (14)
Top score: DJIBBAHS, 23 points. a long coat worn by Muslim men
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8-letter words with E (9)
Top score: EJECTIVE, 20 points (tied with one other). a sound produced with air compressed above the closed glottis
F…
8-letter words with F (5)
Top score: FLAPJACK, 26 points. a pancake
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8-letter words with G (2)
Top score: GJETOSTS, 16 points (tied with one other). a hard brown cheese
H…
8-letter words with H (5)
Top score: HIGHJACK, 28 points. to hijack
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8-letter words with I (8)
Top score: IJTIHADS, 19 points. the endeavor of a Moslem scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and…
J…
8-letter words with J (351)
Top score: JAZZLIKE, 37 points. resembling a type of music
journals★15judgment★19judicial★18juvenile★18junction★17journeys★18joystick★24jewelers★18justices★17jeopardy★21jealousy★18juggling★18jazzlike37jacuzzisnot in WWF35jazziest33
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K…
8-letter words with K (11)
Top score: KAJAWAHS, 25 points
L…
8-letter words with L (3)
Top score: LOCKJAWS, 24 points. a form of tetanus
M…
8-letter words with M (23)
Top score: MANJACKS, 23 points
N…
8-letter words with N (8)
Top score: NIGHTJAR, 19 points. a bird of genus Eurostopodus
O…
8-letter words with O (8)
Top score: OVERJUMP, 22 points
P…
8-letter words with P (16)
Top score: PUMPJACK, 27 points. a pumping apparatus at an oil well
Q…
8-letter words with Q (1)
Top score: QUILLAJA, 24 points. a quillai
R…
8-letter words with R (25)
Top score: REJACKET, 21 points. to jacket again
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8-letter words with S (17)
Top score: SKYJACKS, 28 points. to hijack an airplane
T…
8-letter words with T (5)
Top score: TOLARJEV, 18 points (tied with one other). a former monetary unit of Slovenia
U…
8-letter words with U (10)
Top score: UNJOYFUL, 21 points. not joyful
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8-letter words with V (3)
Top score: VAJAZZLE, 36 points
W…
8-letter words with W (3)
Top score: WHIPJACK, 29 points
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8-letter words with Z (2)
Top score: ZABAJONE, 26 points. a custardy Italian dessert
About these words
- 597 of the 42,333 8-letter words have the letter J (1%).
- 435 are good in NWL2023, 595 in Collins Scrabble Words, 434 in WOW24 and 380 in the Words With Friends list. 24 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, jazzlike scores the most (37), then vajazzle (36), then jacuzzis (35), then jazziest (33), then two words on 29.