5-letter words with J as the second letter
There are 9 five-letter words with J as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are FJELD and FJORD, tied at 16 points. A is the most common first letter among them (3), and the average score is 14.3 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green J in the second position leaves these 9 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with J in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include FJORD, FJELD, AJIVA, AJWAN and EJECT. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a J in slot 2 further.
For Wordle, FJORD 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 9 words.
5-letter words with J as the second letter in numbers
- Words
- 9
- Highest scoring
- FJELD 16 pts
- Average score
- 14.3 pts
- With a definition
- 4 (44%)
- A3
- D2
- E1
- F2
- O1
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with j as the second letter
5-letter words with J as the second letter (9)
All 9 are listed, highest scoring first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have J as the second letter?
Unscrambly's list has 9 five-letter words with J in the second position, under 0.1% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your second tile turned green as J, these 9 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 FJORD.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with J as the second letter?
FJELD and FJORD tie at 16 points in Scrabble. Next come AJIVA (15), AJWAN (15) and EJECT (14). The average is 14.3 points.