5-Letter Words Starting With J

87 five-letter words starting with J, including 37 common words such as JACKS, JEANS, JETTY, JOINT. Common words come first because they are the likeliest Wordle answers.

Starting withABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Ending inABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
ContainingABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Common words (37)

  • jacks
  • jaded
  • jades
  • jails
  • jambs
  • jaunt
  • jawed
  • jeans
  • jeers
  • jells
  • jelly
  • jerks
  • jerky
  • jests
  • jetty
  • jewel
  • jibed
  • jibes
  • jiffy
  • jilts
  • joins
  • joint
  • joked
  • joker
  • jokes
  • jolly
  • jolts
  • joyed
  • judge
  • juice
  • juicy
  • jumbo
  • jumps
  • jumpy
  • junks
  • junta
  • juror

Less common and rare words (50)

  • jabot
  • jacal
  • jaggy
  • jakes
  • jalap
  • jammy
  • japan
  • japed
  • japer
  • japes
  • jatos
  • jazzy
  • jebel
  • jeeps
  • jemmy
  • jenny
  • jerid
  • jerry
  • jiffs
  • jihad
  • jimmy
  • jingo
  • jinks
  • jinni
  • jived
  • jiver
  • jives
  • jivey
  • jocko
  • jocks
  • joeys
  • johns
  • joist
  • jokey
  • jolty
  • jorum
  • joule
  • joust
  • jowls
  • jowly
  • jugal
  • jugum
  • jujus
  • julep
  • junco
  • jupon
  • jural
  • jurat
  • jurel
  • jutty

How to use it

  1. Start with the common words.
  2. Cross out words with letters you've already ruled out.
  3. For green and yellow clues together, use the Wordle solver.

Tips

  • In common 5-letter words starting with J, the most frequent letter at each position is J · E · I · E · S.
  • Good guesses to test more letters: JOYED, JOKED, JOKER, JUICE.

Questions

How many 5-letter words starting with J are there?

87 in this list, 37 of them common.

Which one is today's Wordle answer?

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