5-letter words containing J

We've put together a list of 185 5-letter words that contain J for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. That is 2% of the 8,909 5-letter words in the Scrabble dictionary.

The highest scoring is Jacky and Jiffy, worth 21 points without any bonuses. J is most often the first letter, in 139 of the words. 2 of them use J more than once. Words like Hajes, Jeans, Jinni, Joyed and Mojos are on the list.

If Wordle has shown you a yellow or green J, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.