5-letter words starting with J
There are 194 five-letter words that start with J in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is JAZZY at 33 points. A is the most common second letter, in 53 of them, and the average score is 14.6 points.
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J is a rare eight-point tile, so a short word starting with J can be a genuine game-changer on a bonus square. These 194 words are 1.5% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and J is the 20th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with J, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, JEANS is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 194 words.
5-letter words starting with J in numbers
- Words
- 194
- Highest scoring
- JAZZY 33 pts
- Average score
- 14.6 pts
- With a definition
- 99 (51%)
- A53
- E33
- H1
- I27
- N1
- O43
- U36
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with j
5-letter words starting with J (194)
All 194 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with J?
194, which is 1.5% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 99 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with J for Scrabble?
JAZZY scores 33 points before bonus squares. Next come JACKY (21), JIFFY (21) and JAKEY (19). The average is 14.6 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with J?
A, in 53 of the 194 (27%). O follows with 43.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with J?
JEANS. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 194 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.