9-Letter Words Starting With J
There are 204 nine-letter words that start with J. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like JEWELLERY, JUDICIARY, JUSTIFIED appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Scrabble, crosswords, and other word puzzles, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- jewellery22
- judiciary22
- justified20
- judgement20
- judgments20
- juveniles19
- jewellers19
- junctions18
- justifies19
- jellyfish25
- joysticks25
- judicious19
- jukeboxes29
- jailhouse19
- juridical19
- jetstream18
- journeyed20
- jambalaya23
- jitterbug19
- jacaranda19
All 204 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- journeyer 19
- jessamine 18
- jellybean 21
- jealously 19
- jalapenos 18
- jockstrap 24
- jockeying 26
- jailbreak 22
- jaundiced 20
- jackknife 29
- jumpsuits 20
- jewelries 19
- juxtapose 25
- jackasses 22
- judgeship 23
- junctures 18
- junkyards 24
- journaled 17
- jackfruit 25
- jabbering 21
- jetliners 16
- jongleurs 17
- julienned 17
- juvenilia 19
- jarlsberg 19
- jellyroll 19
- jaywalker 26
- jamborees 20
- jacketing 23
- justifier 19
- juiciness 18
- jackboots 24
- jewelweed 23
- jarringly 20
- javelinas 19
- jerkiness 20
- jittering 17
- joyriding 21
- jobholder 22
- jabberers 20
- jaborandi 19
- jacinthes 21
- jackaroos 22
- jackeroos 22
- jacklight 26
- jackplane 24
- jackrolls 22
- jackscrew 27
- jackshaft 28
- jacksmelt 24
- jacksnipe 24
- jackstays 25
- jackstone 22
- jackstraw 25
- jacobuses 20
- jacquards 28
- jacquerie 27
- jactation 18
- jaculated 19
- jaculates 18
- jadedness 18
- jaggaries 18
- jaggedest 19
- jaggeries 18
- jailbirds 19
- jaloppies 20
- jalousied 17
- jalousies 16
- jampacked 27
- jangliest 17
- janissary 19
- japanized 28
- japanizes 27
- japanners 18
- japanning 19
- japonicas 20
- jargoneer 17
- jargonels 17
- jargoning 18
- jargonish 20
- jargonist 17
- jargonize 26
- jarosites 16
- jarovized 29
- jarovizes 28
- jaspilite 18
- jaundices 19
- jauntiest 16
- javelined 20
- jawboners 21
- jawboning 22
- jayhawker 29
- jaywalked 27
- jazziness 34
- jeeringly 20
- jellified 20
- jellifies 19
- jellylike 23
- jelutongs 17
- jeoparded 20
- jequirity 28
- jeremiads 19
- jerkingly 24
- jerkwater 23
- jeroboams 20
- jerricans 18
- jerrycans 21
- jestingly 20
- jesuitism 18
- jettiness 16
- jettisons 16
- jewelfish 25
- jewellike 23
- jewelling 20
- jewfishes 25
- jiggering 19
- jiggliest 18
- jigsawing 21
- jingliest 17
- jingoisms 19
- jingoists 17
- jinriksha 23
- jipijapas 27
- jitterier 16
- jiujitsus 23
- jiujutsus 23
- jobberies 20
- jockettes 22
- jockeyish 28
- jocularly 21
- jocundity 22
- johnboats 21
- joineries 16
- jointedly 20
- jointless 16
- jointress 16
- jointured 17
- jointures 16
- jointweed 20
- jointworm 21
- jokesters 20
- jollified 20
- jollifies 19
- jolliness 16
- jollities 16
- jollyboat 21
- joltingly 20
- jonnycake 25
- joshingly 23
- jounciest 18
- joviality 22
- jowliness 19
- joyfuller 22
- joylessly 22
- joypopped 26
- joypopper 25
- joyridden 21
- joyriders 20
- jubilance 20
- jubilated 19
- jubilates 18
- juddering 19
- judgmatic 22
- judicable 21
- jugglings 19
- jugulated 18
- jugulates 17
- juicehead 22
- juiceless 18
- juliennes 16
- jumpiness 20
- jumpingly 24
- junctural 18
- junglegym 23
- jungliest 17
- juniorate 16
- juniority 19
- junketeer 20
- junketers 20
- junketing 21
- jurywoman 24
- jurywomen 24
- justiciar 18
- juttingly 20
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many nine-letter words are there that start with J?
There are 204 nine-letter words that start with J in the tournament word lists. The most common are JEWELLERY, JUDICIARY, JUSTIFIED.
What are common nine-letter words that start with J?
JEWELLERY, JUDICIARY, JUSTIFIED, JUDGEMENT, JUDGMENTS are the most frequently used. The full list of 204 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.
Starting with J in other lengths
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