Words that start with J
There are 2,194 words that start with J in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is JAZZLIKE at 37 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 7-letter words are the biggest group with 436, and the average one scores 18.7 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. J starts 0.8% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 22nd largest share of the 26 letters. The longest run to 15 letters (6 words), JURISPRUDENTIAL among them. Two-letter words starting with J: JA and JO.
Words that start with J in numbers
- Words
- 2,194
- Highest scoring
- JAZZLIKE 37 pts
- Average score
- 18.7 pts
- Longest
- JURISPRUDENTIAL 15 letters
- 22
- 328
- 4120
- 5194
- 6322
- 7436
- 8326
- 9316
- 10225
- 11118
- 1252
- 1332
- 1417
- 156
Highest-scoring words that start with j
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| jazzlike | 37 | 8 |
| jazzinesses | 36 | 11 |
| jacuzzis | 35 | 8 |
| jazzily | 35 | 7 |
| jickajogging | 35 | 12 |
| jabberwocky | 34 | 11 |
| jackhammering | 34 | 13 |
| jacuzzi | 34 | 7 |
| jazzbos | 34 | 7 |
| jazziness | 34 | 9 |
Words that start with J (2,194)
These 300 of the 2,194 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
15-letter words 3
14-letter words 4
13-letter words 11
12-letter words 8
11-letter words 21
10-letter words 33
9-letter words 33
8-letter words 34
7-letter words 34
6-letter words 34
5-letter words 34
4-letter words 34
Frequently asked questions
How many words start with J?
2,194 words in Unscrambly's list start with J. 194 of them have five letters, 436 have seven and 2 have two.
What is the best J word for Scrabble?
JAZZLIKE scores 37 points before bonus squares. Next come JAZZINESSES (36), JACUZZIS (35) and JAZZILY (35). Across all 2,194, the average is 18.7 points.
What two-letter words start with J?
JA and JO: 2 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words start with J?
194. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with J list, where JAZZY scores highest at 33 points.