5 Letter Words Starting With J
All 134 5-letter words that start with J, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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134 words
- judge/ˈdʒədʒ/an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
- jimmy/ˈdʒɪmi/a short crowbar
- jerry/ˈdʒɛɹi/offensive term for a person of German descent
- jenny/ˈdʒɛni/female donkey
- japan/dʒəˈpæn/lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
- juice/ˈdʒus/any of several liquids of the body
- jones/ˈdʒoʊnz/English phonetician (1881-1967)
- jesse/ˈdʒɛsi/
- joint/ˈdʒɔɪnt/marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- jokes/ˈdʒoʊks/
- jolly/ˈdʒɑɫi/a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
- jeans/ˈdʒinz/(used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
- jelly/ˈdʒɛɫi/a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
- joker/ˈdʒoʊkɝ/a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester
- jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
- jumps/ˈdʒəmps/
- juicy/ˈdʒusi/full of juice
- jerks/ˈdʒɝks/
- judas/ˈdʒudəs/a one-way peephole in a door
- jumbo/ˈdʒəmboʊ/of great mass
- joins/ˈdʒɔɪnz/
- jacks/ˈdʒæks/a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
- jumpy/ˈdʒəmpi/causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- johns/ˈdʒɑnz/United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
- juror/ˈdʒʊɹɝ/someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
- jerky/ˈdʒɝki/meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
- jiffy/ˈdʒɪfi/a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- jihad/ˈdʒihæd/a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
- jacky/ˈdʒæki/
- jazzy/ˈdʒæzi/(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
- jocks/ˈdʒɑks/
- jails/ˈdʒeɪɫz/
- joked/ˈdʒoʊkt/
- jaded/ˈdʒeɪdəd/dulled by surfeit
- jetty/ˈdʒɛti/a protective structure of stone or concrete
- jakes/ˈdʒeɪks/a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
- joust/ˈdʒaʊst/a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- jeeps/ˈdʒips/
- junta/ˈhʊntə/a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
- jaunt/ˈdʒɔnt/a journey taken for pleasure
- junky/ˈdʒəŋki/someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
- jocko
- jinks/ˈdʒɪŋks/noisy and mischievous merrymaking
- jammy
- jingoan extreme bellicose nationalist
- julep/ˈdʒuɫəp/bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice
- jager/ˈdʒeɪɡɝ/
- jinns
- janes/ˈdʒeɪnz/
- jeers/ˈdʒiɹz/
- jemmya short crowbar
- jowls/ˈdʒaʊɫz/
- jolts/ˈdʒoʊɫts/
- jokey
- jibes/ˈdʒaɪbz/
- jests/ˈdʒɛsts/
- junks
- jukes/ˈdʒuks/
- jurel
- joule/ˈdʒuɫ/English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
- jotty
- junco/ˈdʒəŋkoʊ/small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
- joist/ˈdʒɔɪst/beam used to support floors or roofs
- jives
- jinni(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or…
- japes
- jehada holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
- jades/ˈdʒeɪdz/
- jowly/ˈdʒaʊɫi/having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
- jawan(India) a private soldier or male constable
- jebel
- juntoa clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- jambe
- jawed/ˈdʒɔd/of animals having jaws of a specified type
- jills
- joeys
- jibed
- justs
- jugal
- juked
- jived
- jutes
- joram
- jilts
- jaggyhaving a sharply uneven surface or outline
- joyed
- jabota ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt
- jefes
- jewed
- jiver
- jivey
- jiffs
- jowar
- jutty
- jambs
- jeton
- jubes
- japed
- jnana
- joruma large drinking bowl
5-letter words starting with J
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There are 134 5-letter words starting with J in our dictionary.