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A list of words that start with JA for Scrabble that can also be used while playing Words with Friends. Search your own letters.

We've put together a list of 344 words that start with the letters "Ja" for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list starts with the highest scoring words and is then organized by how many letters the word has, with the longest at the top (so, for 7-8 letter words starting with "Ja", start at the top).

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9 letters 71 words

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8 letters 74 words

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7 letters 85 words

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6 letters 56 words

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5 letters 32 words

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4 letters 20 words

3 letters 6 words

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What are the best Scrabble words starting with JA?

The highest scoring Scrabble words starting with JA are Jarovized and Jayhawker, which are each worth at least 29 points without any bonuses. The next best words starting with JA are Jackshaft, Jacquards, Japanized and 1 more, which are each worth 28 points. Other high score words starting with JA are Jackfish (27), Jackscrew (27), Jacquard (27), Jacquerie (27), Jampacked (27).

WordLettersPoints
jarovized929
jayhawker929
jackshaft928
jacquards928
japanized928
jarovizes928
jackfish827
jackscrew927
jacquard827
jacquerie927

5 more words also score 27 points.

How many words start with the letters JA?

There are 344 words that start with the letters JA in the Scrabble dictionary. Of those 71 are 9 letter words, 74 are 8 letter words, 85 are 7 letter words, 56 are 6 letter words, 32 are 5 letter words, 20 are 4 letter words and 6 are 3 letter words.

How many two letter words start with the letters JA?

There are no two letter Scrabble words that start with JA.