5 Letter Words Starting with J

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1. jabot Scrabble 14 · WWF 17
   n.. Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt.
2. jacks Scrabble 18 · WWF 21
   n.. a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
3. jacob Scrabble 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.
4. jaded Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
   imp. & p. p.. of Jade
5. jafar Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
   n.. Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends (1965-2000)
6. jaffa Scrabble 18 · WWF 20
   n.. a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
7. jager Scrabble 13 · WWF 16
   n.. A sharpshooter. See Yager.
8. jaggy Scrabble 17 · WWF 20
   a.. Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth.
9. jagua Scrabble 13 · WWF 17
   n.. tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit
10. jaina Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n.. One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism.
11. jakes Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
    n.. A privy.
12. jalap Scrabble 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 t...
13. james Scrabble 14 · WWF 17
    n.. a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
14. jantu Scrabble 12 · WWF 16
    n.. A machine of great antiquity, used in Bengal for raising water to irrigate land.
15. janty Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
    a.. See Jaunty.
16. janus Scrabble 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,...
17. japan Scrabble 14 · WWF 18
    n.. Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.
18. japer Scrabble 14 · WWF 17
    n.. A jester; a buffoon.
19. jarvy Scrabble 18 · WWF 20
    n.. The driver of a hackney coach.
20. jasey Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    n.. A wig; -- so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn.
21. jason Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n.. (Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
22. jaunt Scrabble 12 · WWF 16
    v. i.. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
23. javan Scrabble 15 · WWF 19
    n.. a native or inhabitant of Java
24. javel Scrabble 15 · WWF 19
    n.. A vagabond.
25. jawan Scrabble 15 · WWF 18
    n.. (India) a private soldier or male constable
26. jawed Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
    imp. & p. p.. of Jaw
27. jazzy Scrabble 33 · WWF 34
    a.. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
28. jeers Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
    n. pl.. See 1st Jeer (b).
29. jehad Scrabble 16 · WWF 17
    n.. a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
30. jello Scrabble 12 · WWF 16
    n.. fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
31. jelly Scrabble 15 · WWF 18
    n.. Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, o...
32. jemmy Scrabble 19 · WWF 22
    a.. Spruce.
33. jenny Scrabble 15 · WWF 18
    n.. A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane.
34. jerez Scrabble 21 · WWF 23
    n.. a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
35. jerid Scrabble 13 · WWF 15
    n.. Same as Jereed.
36. jerky Scrabble 19 · WWF 20
    a.. Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style.
37. jerry Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    n.. offensive term for a person of German descent
38. jesse Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
    n.. Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art
39. jesus Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n.. The Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appe...
40. jetty Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    a.. Made of jet, or like jet in color.
41. jewel Scrabble 15 · WWF 18
    n.. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.
42. jewry Scrabble 18 · WWF 19
    n.. Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter.
43. jibed Scrabble 15 · WWF 18
    imp. & p. p.. of Jibe
44. jidda Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
    n.. port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca
45. jiffy Scrabble 21 · WWF 22
    n.. A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.
46. jihad Scrabble 16 · WWF 17
    n.. a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
47. jimmy Scrabble 19 · WWF 22
    n.. A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
48. jingo Scrabble 13 · WWF 17
    n.. A word used as a jocular oath.
49. jinja Scrabble 19 · WWF 24
    n.. a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
50. jinks Scrabble 16 · WWF 19
    n.. noisy and mischievous merrymaking
51. jinni Scrabble 12 · WWF 16
    n.. (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or a...
52. jiqui Scrabble 21 · WWF 24
    n.. Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture
53. jirga Scrabble 13 · WWF 16
    n.. a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police"
54. johns Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
    n.. United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
55. joint Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n.. The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction;...
56. joist Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
    n.. A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, acco...
57. joked Scrabble 17 · WWF 19
    imp. & p. p.. of Joke
58. joker Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
    n.. One who makes jokes or jests.
59. jolly Scrabble 15 · WWF 18
    superl.. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.
60. jolty Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
    a.. That jolts; as, a jolty coach.
61. jonah Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
    n.. The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious.
62. jones Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n.. English phonetician (1881-1967)
63. joppa Scrabble 16 · WWF 20
    n.. a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
64. joram Scrabble 14 · WWF 17
    n.. See Jorum.
65. jorum Scrabble 14 · WWF 18
    n.. A large drinking vessel; also, its contents.
66. josue Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n.. a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
67. jotun Scrabble 12 · WWF 16
    n.. (Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir
68. jougs Scrabble 13 · WWF 17
    n.. An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also juggs.] See Juke.
69. joule Scrabble 12 · WWF 16
    n.. A unit of work which is equal to 107 units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs), and is practically equivalent to the energy expended in one second...
70. joust Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    v. i.. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
71. jowly Scrabble 18 · WWF 20
    a.. having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
72. joyce Scrabble 17 · WWF 19
    n.. influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
73. joyed Scrabble 16 · WWF 17
    imp. & p. p.. of Joy
74. judah Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
    n.. an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
75. judas Scrabble 13 · WWF 16
    n.. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
76. judea Scrabble 13 · WWF 16
    n.. the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
77. judge Scrabble 14 · WWF 18
    v. i.. A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for that pur...
78. jugal Scrabble 13 · WWF 18
    a.. Relating to a yoke, or to marriage.
79. juger Scrabble 13 · WWF 17
    n.. A Roman measure of land, measuring 28,800 square feet, or 240 feet in length by 120 in breadth.
80. jugum Scrabble 15 · WWF 21
    n.. One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
81. juice Scrabble 14 · WWF 18
    n.. The characteristic fluid of any vegetable or animal substance; the sap or part which can be expressed from fruit, etc.; the fluid part which separates from m...
82. juicy Scrabble 17 · WWF 20
    superl.. A bounding with juice; succulent.
83. juise Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n.. Judgment; justice; sentence.
84. julep Scrabble 14 · WWF 19
    n.. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs
85. julus Scrabble 12 · WWF 17
    n.. A catkin or ament. See Ament.
86. jumbo Scrabble 16 · WWF 21
    a.. of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"
87. jumpy Scrabble 19 · WWF 23
    a.. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; "a rough ride"
88. junco Scrabble 14 · WWF 19
    n.. Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also snowbird, or blue snowbird.
89. junky Scrabble 19 · WWF 22
    n.. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"
90. junta Scrabble 12 · WWF 16
    n.. A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain.
91. junto Scrabble 12 · WWF 16
    n.. A secret council to deliberate on affairs of government or politics; a number of men combined for party intrigue; a faction; a cabal; as, a junto of minister...
92. jupon Scrabble 14 · WWF 19
    n.. Alt. of Juppon
93. jural Scrabble 12 · WWF 16
    a.. Pertaining to natural or positive right.
94. jurat Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n.. A person under oath; specifically, an officer of the nature of an alderman, in certain municipal corporations in England.
95. jurel Scrabble 12 · WWF 16
    n.. A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail...
96. juror Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n.. A member of a jury; a juryman.
97. jussi Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n.. A delicate fiber, produced in the Philippine Islands from an unidentified plant, of which dresses, etc., are made.
98. jutes Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
    n. pl.. Jutlanders; one of the Low German tribes, a portion of which settled in Kent, England, in the 5th century.
99. jutty Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
    n.. A projection in a building; also, a pier or mole; a jetty.
100. juvia Scrabble 15 · WWF 19
     n.. A Brazilian name for the lofty myrtaceous tree (Bertholetia excelsa) which produces the large seeds known as Brazil nuts.