5-Letter Words With A and J
There are 68 five-letter words containing both A and J in our dictionary; 24 of them are common words.
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All 68 words
- major14 points
- jeans12 points
- jacks18 points
- jambs16 points
- jawed16 points
- banjo14 points
- jaded14 points
- jades13 points
- jails12 points
- jaunt12 points
- junta12 points
- jazzy33 points
- jihad16 points
- japed15 points
- rajah15 points
- jabot14 points
- japan14 points
- japes14 points
- ninja12 points
- jammy19 points
- ganja13 points
- hajji22 points
- kanji16 points
- jatos12 points
- jaggy17 points
- jakes16 points
- hajes15 points
- thuja15 points
- jacal14 points
- jalap14 points
- japer14 points
- jugal13 points
- jural12 points
- jurat12 points
- rajes12 points
- jacky21 points
- pujah17 points
- hadji16 points
- jambe16 points
- jauks16 points
- jehad16 points
- ajiva15 points
- hajis15 points
- janty15 points
- javas15 points
- jawan15 points
- jowar15 points
- cajon14 points
- jaggs14 points
- jalop14 points
- jaups14 points
- joram14 points
- jubas14 points
- pujas14 points
- ajuga13 points
- jager13 points
- jagra13 points
- judas13 points
- janes12 points
- jarls12 points
- jnana12 points
- jotas12 points
- joual12 points
- rajas12 points
- rioja12 points
- sajou12 points
- sojas12 points
- tajes12 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 68
- By usage: 11 very common, 13 common, 44 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jazzy 33
- hajji 22
- jacky 21
- jammy 19
- jacks 18
- jaggy 17
- pujah 17
- hadji 16
- jakes 16
- jambe 16
Most common
- major
- jeans
- jacks
- jambs
- jawed
- banjo
- jaded
- jades
- jails
- jaunt
Definitions
- major (adjective)
- Of greater importance or stature or rank.
- 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.
- jawed (adjective)
- Of animals having jaws of a specified type.
Words that contain both A and J come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 68 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. JAZZY is the top scorer here, worth 33 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both A and J are there?
Our dictionary has 68 five-letter words containing both A and J, of which 24 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 containing both A and J?
JAZZY 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.