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5-Letter Words With J as the Fourth Letter

There are 11 five-letter words with J as the fourth letter in our dictionary; 5 of them are common words.

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All 11 words

  • banjo14 points
  • ninja12 points
  • ganja13 points
  • hajji22 points
  • kanji16 points
  • kopje18 points
  • thuja15 points
  • hadji16 points
  • shoji15 points
  • slojd13 points
  • rioja12 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 11
  • By usage: 1 very common, 4 common, 6 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. hajji 22
  2. kopje 18
  3. hadji 16
  4. kanji 16
  5. shoji 15
  6. thuja 15
  7. banjo 14
  8. ganja 13
  9. slojd 13
  10. ninja 12

Most common

  1. banjo
  2. ninja
  3. ganja
  4. hajji
  5. kanji
  6. kopje
  7. thuja
  8. hadji
  9. shoji
  10. slojd

Definitions

banjo (noun)
A stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body.
ninja (noun)
A member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu.
ganja (noun)
A strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction.
hajji (noun)
A general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people.

Looking for five-letter words with J as the fourth letter? You are in the right place. This list has 11 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as BANJO and NINJA appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.

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

A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.

Questions

How many five-letter words with J as the fourth letter are there?

Our dictionary has 11 five-letter words with J as the fourth letter, of which 5 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 with J as the fourth letter?

HAJJI scores 22 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.