12-Letter Words Starting With J
There are 30 twelve-letter words starting with J in our dictionary; 6 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 12-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 30 words
- jeopardizing32 points
- jurisdiction22 points
- jitterbugged24 points
- journalistic21 points
- judgmentally26 points
- judicatories22 points
- jackanapeses27 points
- jejunenesses26 points
- juvenescence26 points
- jurisprudent22 points
- juvenilities22 points
- jactitations21 points
- jurisconsult21 points
- jackhammered33 points
- journalizing29 points
- journeyworks29 points
- journalizers28 points
- jackasseries25 points
- joyfulnesses25 points
- jesuitically24 points
- juristically24 points
- jeopardising23 points
- johnsongrass23 points
- jaggednesses22 points
- joyousnesses22 points
- japonaiserie21 points
- jettisonable21 points
- jocosenesses21 points
- jocularities21 points
- jauntinesses19 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 30
- By usage: 2 very common, 4 common, 24 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jackhammered 33
- jeopardizing 32
- journalizing 29
- journeyworks 29
- journalizers 28
- jackanapeses 27
- jejunenesses 26
- judgmentally 26
- juvenescence 26
- jackasseries 25
Most common
- jeopardizing
- jurisdiction
- jitterbugged
- journalistic
- judgmentally
- judicatories
- jackanapeses
- jejunenesses
- juvenescence
- jurisprudent
Definitions
- jurisdiction (noun)
- (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law.
- journalistic (adjective)
- Of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism.
- juvenescence (noun)
- The process of growing into a youth.
Below you will find all 30 twelve-letter words starting with J from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. JEOPARDIZING, JURISDICTION and JITTERBUGGED are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the twelve-letter words starting with J?
JACKHAMMERED scores 33 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
24 of the 30 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.