5-Letter Words Starting with J
There are 23 common five-letter words starting with J in Hintwordo's list, and 111 more that are valid but rarely used. The most familiar are JUDGE, JOINT, JUICE, JELLY, JOKER, JUICY. Words are ranked by how often they appear in real-world writing, so the ones at the top are the likeliest answers in a daily five-letter puzzle.
Apart from the letter in the name, the most common letters in this list are Y (in 48% of words), U (43%) and E (43%) — good letters to test next.
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Common words (23)
Type a pattern with ? for unknown letters (s?a?e), or letters the word must contain (ae).
Showing 23 of 23
- very common: judge
- very common: joint
- very common: juice
- very common: jelly
- very common: joker
- very common: juicy
- common: jolly
- common: jumbo
- common: junta
- common: juror
- common: jerky
- common: jetty
- common: jazzy
- common: jewel
- common: jumpy
- common: jiffy
- common: jaunt
- less common: joust
- less common: jokey
- less common: jammy
- less common: joist
- less common: julep
- less common: jemmy
Letter patterns in these words
Most common other letters
- y48%
- u43%
- e43%
- o35%
- t26%
- i22%
Most common letter by position
| Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| j100% | u35% | i17% | e17% | y48% |
A strong first guess from this list: jokey
Puzzle tips
- If you know the first letter is J, spend your next guess on common vowels and consonants you haven't tried rather than on another J-word.
- Check the “most common letter by position” table below: it shows which second and last letters are most likely.
- Enter your guesses in the solver to combine this with everything else you know, including yellow letters.
Less common valid words (111)
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