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5-Letter Words With J

168 five-letter words contain J; 36 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.

Best Wordle guesses

Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.

#WordGreenYellow
1jeans0.341.07
2jones0.390.92
3joker0.420.85
4jerks0.231.00
5jails0.330.89
6major0.340.88
7enjoy0.240.96
8jokes0.340.81

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  • majorcommon
  • enjoycommon
  • judgecommon
  • japancommon
  • jonescommon
  • jointcommon
  • jimmycommon
  • juicecommon
  • jokescommon
  • jerrycommon
  • jeanscommon
  • jessecommon
  • joinscommon
  • jennycommon
  • ninjacommon
  • jumpscommon
  • johnscommon
  • jellycommon
  • jokercommon
  • juicycommon
  • jewelcommon
  • jollycommon
  • jihadcommon
  • jackscommon
  • jumbocommon
  • judascommon
  • juntacommon
  • jerkscommon
  • jokedcommon
  • banjocommon
  • jailscommon
  • jurorcommon
  • jerkycommon
  • jettycommon
  • kanjicommon
  • jazzycommon
  • eject
  • jaded
  • jacky
  • fjord
  • jeeps
  • jocks
  • ganja
  • jumpy
  • rajah
  • jiffy
  • jaunt
  • janes
  • jawed
  • jager
  • jakes
  • bijou
  • djinn
  • joust
  • cajon
  • joule
  • jokey
  • jinks
  • junky
  • rioja

All 168 five-letter words

Starting with A 2

ajiva ajuga

Starting with B 2

banjo bijou

Starting with C 1

cajon

Starting with D 3

djinn djins dojos

Starting with E 2

eject enjoy

Starting with F 3

fjeld fjord fujis

Starting with G 1

ganja

Starting with H 4

hadji hajes hajis hajji

Starting with J 131

jabot jacal jacks jacky jaded jades jager jaggs jaggy jagra jails jakes jalap jalop jambe jambs jammy janes janty japan jarls jatos jauks jaunt jaups javas jawan jawed jazzy jeans jebel jeeps jeers jefes jehad jehus jells jelly jemmy jenny jerid jerks jerky jerry jesse jests jetes jeton jetty jewed jewel jibbs jibed jiber jibes jiffs jiffy jihad jills jilts jimmy jimpy jingo jinks jinni jinns jisms jived jiver jives jivey jnana jocko jocks joeys johns joins joint joist joked joker jokes jokey joles jolly jolts jolty jones joram jorum jotas jotty joual jouks joule joust jowar jowed jowls jowly joyed jubas jubes judas judge judos jugal jugum juice juicy jujus juked jukes julep jumbo jumps jumpy junco junks junky junta junto jupes jupon jural jurat jurel juror justs jutes jutty

Starting with K 2

kanji kopje

Starting with M 3

major mojos mujik

Starting with N 1

ninja

Starting with O 1

objet

Starting with P 2

pujah pujas

Starting with R 4

rajah rajas rajes rioja

Starting with S 4

sajou shoji slojd sojas

Starting with T 2

tajes thuja

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Questions people ask

How many five-letter words contain J?

Our list has 168. 36 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.

What are the most common five-letter words that contain J?

MAJOR, ENJOY, JUDGE, JAPAN, JONES — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.

What is the best Wordle guess that contains J?

JEANS. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.34 green and 1.07 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.