Verbs That Start With J

34 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

These verbs that start with J come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 34 verbs starting with J on this page. The 34 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.

J is a small verb letter, with 34 entries. The most useful are join, judge and jump, and kids also love jog, juggle and jingle since they bounce off the tongue.

At the hard end, jeopardize and juxtapose are long words that impress in essays. Jeopardize also appears in the British form with an s. Jam can be a verb as well as a food, which is a nice example of one word with two jobs.

Verbs starting with J: 34
Most used: join
Longest common one: jeopardize 10 letters

Most common verbs that start with J

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	join	become part of; become a member of a group or organization	verb
2	judge	determine the result of (a competition)	verb
3	jump	move forward by leaps and bounds	verb
4	joining	become part of; become a member of a group or organization	verb
5	jimmy	to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :	verb
6	judges	determine the result of (a competition)	verb
7	josh	be silly or tease one another	verb
8	jumping	move forward by leaps and bounds	verb
9	jam	press tightly together or cram	verb
10	justify	show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for	verb
11	judging	determine the result of (a competition)	verb
12	jerk	pull, or move with a sudden movement	verb
13	jar	be incompatible; be or come into conflict	verb
14	jockey	defeat someone through trickery or deceit	verb
15	jogging	continue talking or writing in a desultory manner	verb
16	jab	poke or thrust abruptly	verb
17	jamming	press tightly together or cram	verb
18	jog	continue talking or writing in a desultory manner	verb
19	juggling	influence by slyness	verb
20	jingle	make a sound typical of metallic objects	verb
21	jeopardize	pose a threat to; present a danger to	verb
22	jig	dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions	verb
23	jive	dance to jive music; dance the jive	verb
24	juggle	influence by slyness	verb
25	jib	refuse to comply	verb
26	jell	become gelatinous	verb
27	jettison	throw away, of something encumbering	verb
28	jostling	make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving	verb
29	jeopardise	pose a threat to; present a danger to	verb
30	jangle	make a sound typical of metallic objects	verb
31	jabber	talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner	verb
32	jostle	make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving	verb
33	juxtapose	place side by side	verb
34	jeer	laugh at with contempt and derision	verb

Short verbs that start with J

join
judge
jump
jimmy
josh
jam
jerk
jar
jab
jog
jig
jive
jib
jell
jeer

Long verbs that start with J

jeopardize
jeopardise

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Questions people ask

How many verbs start with J?

This list has 34 verbs starting with J, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common verbs that start with J?

join, judge, jump, joining, jimmy, judges, josh, jumping are the most used in everyday English.

What are some long verbs that start with J?

jeopardize.

What are easy verbs that start with J for kids?

join, judge, jump, jimmy, judges, josh are short, everyday examples.

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.

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