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5 Letter Words Starting with J

Every 5-letter English word in the JumbleFix dictionary that starts with J. Each word links to its definition. Face-value Scrabble and Words With Friends scores are shown so you can pick a high-scoring play without leaving the page.

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  1. jomonScrabble 14 · WWF 18

    noun. A period of Japanese prehistory (c. 14,000–300 BCE) characterized by cord-marked pottery.

  2. jonahScrabble 15 · WWF 17

    n.. The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious.

  3. jonasScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    noun. A male given name, variant of Jonah.

  4. jonesScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    n.. English phonetician (1881-1967)

  5. joolaScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    Noun. Alternative form of jhula .

  6. joramScrabble 14 · WWF 17

    n.. See Jorum.

  7. joreeScrabble 12 · WWF 14

    noun. A common name for the eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), a North American sparrow.

  8. jorgeScrabble 13 · WWF 16

    Name list. Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name George.

  9. jorumScrabble 14 · WWF 18

    n.. A large drinking vessel; also, its contents.

  10. joseyScrabble 15 · WWF 16

    noun. A female given name, variant of Josie.

  11. joshiScrabble 15 · WWF 16

    noun. A surname common in India.

  12. josieScrabble 12 · WWF 14

    noun. A female given name, diminutive of Josephine.

  13. josipScrabble 14 · WWF 17

    noun. A male given name, Slavic form of Joseph.

  14. jotasScrabble 12 · WWF 14

    noun. Plural of jota; Spanish dances or music pieces of that style.

  15. jottyScrabble 15 · WWF 16

    adjective. Full of jots; marked with small dots or notes.

  16. joualScrabble 12 · WWF 16

    noun. A dialect of Canadian French spoken in Quebec, characterized by working-class speech.

  17. jougsScrabble 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.

  18. jouksScrabble 16 · WWF 19

    verb. Third-person singular simple present of jouk; dodges or moves quickly.

  19. jouleScrabble 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 by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm. One joule is approximately equal to 0.738 foot pounds.

  20. journScrabble 12 · WWF 16

    noun. A day; a period of twenty-four hours (archaic or poetic).

  21. joursScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    noun. Plural of jour; days (in French contexts).

  22. joustScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    v. i.. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

  23. jowarScrabble 15 · WWF 17

    noun. Sorghum, a cereal grain cultivated in warm regions.

  24. jowedScrabble 16 · WWF 18

    verb. Past tense of jow; rang or tolled a bell.

  25. jowelScrabble 15 · WWF 18

    noun. A jaw or cheek; also, a fold of flesh under the chin.

  26. jowerScrabble 15 · WWF 17

    noun. One who jows or rings a bell.

  27. jowlsScrabble 15 · WWF 18

    noun. Plural of jowl; the fleshy parts of the lower cheeks or jaw.

  28. jowlyScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    a.. having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw

  29. joyceScrabble 17 · WWF 19

    n.. influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)

  30. joyedScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    imp. & p. p.. of Joy

  31. juangScrabble 13 · WWF 18

    noun. A member of an Austroasiatic ethnic group of eastern India, primarily in Odisha.

  32. juansScrabble 12 · WWF 16

    noun. Plural of Juan; used especially in Philippine English to refer to men named Juan, or generically to ordinary men or males.

  33. jubasScrabble 14 · WWF 18

    noun. Plural of juba.

  34. jubesScrabble 14 · WWF 18

    noun. Plural of jube.

  35. jubusScrabble 14 · WWF 19

    noun. A genus of extinct primates; also used informally for a monkey-like creature.

  36. judahScrabble 16 · WWF 18

    n.. an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center

  37. judasScrabble 13 · WWF 16

    n.. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.

  38. judexScrabble 20 · WWF 23

    noun. A judge; a judicial officer.

  39. judgeScrabble 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 purpose.

  40. judosScrabble 13 · WWF 16

    noun. Plural of judo, referring to multiple instances or styles of the sport.

  41. juftiScrabble 15 · WWF 18

    noun. A type of rug or carpet woven in pairs, often from the Middle East.

  42. juftsScrabble 15 · WWF 18

    noun. Plural of jufti.

  43. jugalScrabble 13 · WWF 18

    a.. Relating to a yoke, or to marriage.

  44. jugerScrabble 13 · WWF 17

    n.. A Roman measure of land, measuring 28,800 square feet, or 240 feet in length by 120 in breadth.

  45. jugumScrabble 15 · WWF 21

    n.. One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

  46. juiceScrabble 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 meat in cooking.

  47. juicyScrabble 17 · WWF 20

    superl.. A bounding with juice; succulent.

  48. juiseScrabble 12 · WWF 15

    n.. Judgment; justice; sentence.

  49. jujusScrabble 19 · WWF 25

    noun. Plural of juju; objects or charms used in juju practice, or the practice itself.

  50. jukedScrabble 17 · WWF 20

    verb. Simple past and past participle of juke; feinted or dodged, especially in sports.