5 Letter Words With J
Here are all 104 5 letter words with J, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 21 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.
Most of these words start with J, R, M. Good picks with five different letters include major, enjoy, judge, jones.
- Words found
- 104
- Most used
- major
- Most common first letter
- J
Wordle helper: 5 letter words with J
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Common 5 letter words with J
| # | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | major | of greater importance or stature or rank |
| 2 | enjoy | derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in |
| 3 | judge | determine the result of (a competition) |
| 4 | japan | a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and... |
| 5 | jones | United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World... |
| 6 | joint | united or combined |
| 7 | jimmy | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; : |
| 8 | juice | the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking |
| 9 | jokes | a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter |
| 10 | jeans | (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear |
| 11 | joins | become part of; become a member of a group or organization |
| 12 | jenny | United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907) |
| 13 | ninja | a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations |
| 14 | jumps | move forward by leaps and bounds |
| 15 | johns | United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930) |
| 16 | jelly | an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for... |
| 17 | joker | a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes |
| 18 | juicy | full of juice |
| 19 | jewel | a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry |
| 20 | jolly | full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth |
| 21 | jihad | a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels |
| 22 | jacks | a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball |
| 23 | jumbo | of great mass; huge and bulky |
| 24 | judas | (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James |
| 25 | junta | a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power |
| 26 | jerks | a dull stupid fatuous person |
| 27 | joked | tell a joke; speak humorously |
| 28 | banjo | a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body |
| 29 | jails | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either... |
| 30 | juror | someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury |
| 31 | jerky | lacking a steady rhythm |
| 32 | jetty | a protective structure of stone or concrete |
| 33 | jazzy | resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm) |
| 34 | eject | put out or expel from a place |
| 35 | jaded | exhausted; - William Styron |
| 36 | fjord | a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway |
| 37 | jeeps | a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain |
| 38 | jocks | a person trained to compete in sports |
| 39 | ganja | a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared |
| 40 | jumpy | being in a tense state |
5 letter words with j, by first letter
B (2)
- banjo
- bijou
C (1)
- cajon
D (2)
- djinn
- dojos
E (2)
- enjoy
- eject
F (1)
- fjord
G (1)
- ganja
H (2)
- hadji
- hajji
J (81)
- judge
- japan
- jones
- joint
- jimmy
- juice
- jokes
- jeans
- jesse
- joins
- jenny
- jumps
- johns
- jelly
- joker
- juicy
- jewel
- jolly
- jihad
- jacks
- jumbo
- judas
- junta
- jerks
- joked
- jails
- juror
- jerky
- jetty
- jazzy
- jaded
- jacky
- jeeps
- jocks
- jumpy
- jiffy
- jaunt
- janes
- jawed
- jager
41 more in the helper above.
K (2)
- kanji
- kopje
M (2)
- major
- mojos
N (1)
- ninja
O (1)
- objet
P (1)
- pujas
R (3)
- rajah
- rioja
- rajas
S (1)
- shoji
T (1)
- thuja
More 5 letter word lists
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Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words with J are there?
This list has 104, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.
What are common 5 letter words with J?
major, enjoy, judge, japan, jones, joint, jimmy, juice.
Which 5 letter words with J are good Wordle guesses?
major, enjoy, judge, jones, joint, juice use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.