5-letter words with J as the first letter
There are 194 five-letter words with J as the first letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is JAZZY at 33 points. A is the most common second letter among them (53), and the average score is 14.6 points.
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Every word your letters make appears below, longest first, each with its Scrabble score.
Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green J in the first position leaves these 194 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with J in slot 1, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include JAZZY, JIFFY, JACKY, JERKY and JIMMY. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a J in slot 1 further.
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 with J as the first letter 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 with j as the first letter
5-letter words with J as the first letter (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 have J as the first letter?
Unscrambly's list has 194 five-letter words with J in the first position, 1.5% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your first tile turned green as J, these 194 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as JEANS.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with J as the first letter?
JAZZY scores 33 points in Scrabble. Next come JACKY (21), JIFFY (21) and JAKEY (19). The average is 14.6 points.