5-Letter Words Starting With J and Ending in S
There are 53 five-letter words starting with J and ending in S in our dictionary; 26 of them are common words.
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All 53 words
- jumps16 points
- joins12 points
- jokes16 points
- jeans12 points
- jacks18 points
- jambs16 points
- jerks16 points
- junks16 points
- jibes14 points
- jades13 points
- jails12 points
- jeers12 points
- jells12 points
- jests12 points
- jilts12 points
- jolts12 points
- jocks18 points
- jives15 points
- johns15 points
- jowls15 points
- japes14 points
- jeeps14 points
- jinks16 points
- joeys15 points
- jiffs18 points
- jatos12 points
- jujus19 points
- jakes16 points
- jauks16 points
- jibbs16 points
- jouks16 points
- jukes16 points
- javas15 points
- jefes15 points
- jehus15 points
- jaggs14 points
- jaups14 points
- jisms14 points
- jubas14 points
- jubes14 points
- jupes14 points
- judas13 points
- judos13 points
- janes12 points
- jarls12 points
- jetes12 points
- jills12 points
- jinns12 points
- joles12 points
- jones12 points
- jotas12 points
- justs12 points
- jutes12 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 53
- By usage: 16 very common, 10 common, 27 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jujus 19
- jacks 18
- jiffs 18
- jocks 18
- jakes 16
- jambs 16
- jauks 16
- jerks 16
- jibbs 16
- jinks 16
Most common
- jumps
- joins
- jokes
- jeans
- jacks
- jambs
- jerks
- junks
- jibes
- jades
Definitions
- jeans (noun)
- (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear.
- jacks (noun)
- A game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words starting with J and ending in S: 53 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as JUMPS and JOINS lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with J and ending in S are there?
Our dictionary has 53 five-letter words starting with J and ending in S, of which 26 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with J and ending in S?
JUJUS scores 19 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.