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5 Letter Words Starting With J
Looking for 5 letter words starting with J? We found 50, and 10 are words you would use every day, such as JUDGE, JOINT and JUICE. The most common second letter is A, found in 11 of them.
- Words
- 50
- 10 common
- Top letters in spots 2 to 5
- e50%s40%o30%a28%u28%
- Repeated letters
- 14
- 28% of words, like JELLY
- 2+ vowels
- 34
- 68% of words
Common 5 letter words starting with J
10 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.
- judge
- joint
- juice
- jokes
- jeans
- joins
- jumps
- jelly
- jolly
- joked
More 5 letter words starting with J
The other 40 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.
Show all 40 more words
JA... 11
jabot jacks jaded jades jails jambs japan japed japes jaunt jawed
JE... 8
jeeps jeers jells jerks jerky jests jetty jewel
JI... 7
jibed jibes jiffy jihad jilts jimmy jinni
JO... 6
joist joker jolts joule joust joyed
JU... 8
juicy julep jumbo jumpy junco junks junta juror
Tips for this pattern
- Check the second letter. A follows the J in 11 words (22%). O (11) and U (11) come next.
- Look at the last letter. 36% of five letter words starting with J end in S, like JOKES and JEANS. Most of those are plurals, which some daily word games never use as answers.
- A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with J, JUICE is a good opener: it tests U, I and E, three of the seven most common letters in the open spots.
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Questions
How many 5 letter words starting with J are there?
Our dictionary has 50 five letter words starting with J. 10 of them are common everyday words, and the other 40 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.
What are the most common 5 letter words starting with J?
JUDGE, JOINT, JUICE, JOKES and JEANS, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 14 of all 50 words repeat a letter, and 34 have two or more vowels.
What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with J?
A. 11 of the 50 words (22%) have A second. O is next with 11 words, then U with 11.
Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.