5 Letter Words Starting with J

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1. jabiaScrabble 14 · WWF 17

   noun. A type of traditional Yemeni curved dagger.

2. jabotScrabble 14 · WWF 17

   n.. Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt.

3. jabulScrabble 14 · WWF 19

   noun. A type of tree or wood, possibly from a specific region; not widely known.

4. jacalScrabble 14 · WWF 18

   noun. A small, simple hut or shelter with walls of wattle and daub or sticks, common in Mexico and the southwestern US.

5. jachtScrabble 17 · WWF 19

   noun. A type of sailing or motor vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing; a yacht.

6. jackoScrabble 18 · WWF 21

   noun. A jack-o'-lantern (informal).

7. jacksScrabble 18 · WWF 21

   n.. a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

8. jackyScrabble 21 · WWF 23

   noun. A nickname for a sailor or a common man.

9. jacobScrabble 16 · WWF 20

   n.. A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (Gen. xxviii. 12); -- also called Israel.

10. jadedScrabble 14 · WWF 16

    imp. & p. p.. of Jade

11. jadesScrabble 13 · WWF 15

    noun. Plural of jade; green gemstones or ornaments made of jade.

12. jafarScrabble 15 · WWF 17

    n.. Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends (1965-2000)

13. jaffaScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    n.. a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950

14. jagatScrabble 13 · WWF 16

    noun. In Indian philosophy, the world or universe; the phenomenal world.

15. jagerScrabble 13 · WWF 16

    n.. A sharpshooter. See Yager.

16. jaggsScrabble 14 · WWF 18

    noun. Plural of jag; sharp or pointed projections.

17. jaggyScrabble 17 · WWF 20

    a.. Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth.

18. jagirScrabble 13 · WWF 16

    noun. In India, a grant of land and its revenues to a person, typically in return for military or administrative service.

19. jaglaScrabble 13 · WWF 17

    noun. A type of coarse woolen cloth or garment, historically from India.

20. jagraScrabble 13 · WWF 16

    noun. A vigil or wake, especially in South Asian contexts; a night-long religious or social gathering.

21. jaguaScrabble 13 · WWF 17

    n.. tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit

22. jailsScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    noun. Plural of jail; places of confinement.

23. jainaScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    n.. One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism.

24. jakesScrabble 16 · WWF 18

    n.. A privy.

25. jakeyScrabble 19 · WWF 20

    noun. (slang) A homeless alcoholic, especially in Scotland.

26. jakunScrabble 16 · WWF 20

    noun. A member of an indigenous people of the Malay Peninsula.

27. jalapScrabble 14 · WWF 18

    n.. The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomoea purga (or Exogonium purga), a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative medicines. Other species of Ipomoea yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa.

28. jaleeScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    noun. A type of Indian grilled flatbread, often stuffed.

29. jalurScrabble 12 · WWF 16

    noun. A type of traditional Indonesian batik pattern.

30. jamanScrabble 14 · WWF 18

    noun. A period or era, especially in Indian contexts.

31. jambsScrabble 16 · WWF 20

    noun. Plural of jamb; vertical sides of a doorway or window.

32. jamesScrabble 14 · WWF 17

    n.. a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle

33. jamieScrabble 14 · WWF 17

    noun. A unisex given name, diminutive of James or Jamesina.

34. jammyScrabble 19 · WWF 22

    adjective. Covered with or resembling jam; also, lucky or easy (informal).

35. janesScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    noun. Plural of jane; women or girls named Jane.

36. janetScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    noun. A female given name, diminutive of Jane.

37. jankyScrabble 19 · WWF 21

    adjective. Of poor quality, unreliable, or malfunctioning; awkward or clunky.

38. jannyScrabble 15 · WWF 18

    noun. A janitor or caretaker.

39. janosScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    noun. A type of Hungarian sausage or a given name (János).

40. jantuScrabble 12 · WWF 16

    n.. A machine of great antiquity, used in Bengal for raising water to irrigate land.

41. jantyScrabble 15 · WWF 17

    a.. See Jaunty.

42. janusScrabble 12 · WWF 16

    n.. A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace.

43. japanScrabble 14 · WWF 18

    n.. Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.

44. japedScrabble 15 · WWF 18

    verb. Past tense and past participle of jape; joked or mocked.

45. japerScrabble 14 · WWF 17

    n.. A jester; a buffoon.

46. japesScrabble 14 · WWF 17

    noun. Plural of jape; jokes or pranks.

47. japyxScrabble 24 · WWF 26

    noun. A genus of small, elongated, eyeless insects in the family Japygidae, having pincer-like appendages.

48. jardeScrabble 13 · WWF 15

    noun. A hard, bony growth on a horse's leg, typically near the hock.

49. jaredScrabble 13 · WWF 15

    noun. A male given name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'descending'.

50. jarlsScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    noun. Plural of jarl; Norse or Scandinavian noblemen ranking below a king.