4-letter words starting with J
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter J. This section showcases how J at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with J, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| just | 11 | (used for emphasis) absolutely | I just can't take it anymore |
| john | 14 | a room or building equipped with one or more toilets | - |
| jack | 17 | someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor | - |
| join | 11 | be or become joined or united or linked | Our paths joined |
| joke | 15 | a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement | - |
| jail | 11 | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | - |
| jump | 15 | bypass | - |
| jake | 15 | - | - |
| jerk | 15 | a dull stupid fatuous person | - |
| jane | 11 | - | - |
| jean | 11 | a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric | - |
| jury | 14 | a committee appointed to judge a competition | - |
| jeff | 17 | - | - |
| josh | 14 | be silly or tease one another | - |
| joey | 14 | - | - |
| jeez | 20 | - | - |
| junk | 15 | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | - |
| jess | 11 | - | - |
| jazz | 29 | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | don't give me any of that jazz |
| jill | 11 | - | - |
| judy | 15 | - | - |
| jeep | 13 | a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain | - |
| jade | 12 | exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | - |
| jong | 12 | United States writer (born in 1942) | - |
| jinx | 18 | an evil spell | - |
| jock | 17 | a person trained to compete in sports | - |
| jaws | 14 | - | - |
| judo | 12 | a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan | - |
| jell | 11 | become gelatinous | the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme |
| jest | 11 | activity characterized by good humor | - |
| jive | 14 | a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz | - |
| jolt | 11 | a sudden jarring impact | the door closed with a jolt |
| juju | 18 | a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers | - |
| java | 14 | a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans | - |
| joss | 11 | a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol | - |
| jefe | 14 | - | - |
| jour | 11 | - | - |
| jura | 11 | - | - |
| jomo | 13 | - | - |
| juke | 15 | a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox | - |
| jarl | 11 | - | - |
| jibe | 13 | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | - |
| jiff | 17 | - | - |
| jute | 11 | a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons | - |
| jete | 11 | - | - |
| jiao | 11 | 10 jiao equal 1 yuan in China | - |
| jeer | 11 | laugh at with contempt and derision | The crowd jeered at the speaker |
| juba | 13 | - | - |
| jinn | 11 | - | - |
| jaap | 13 | - | - |
| jook | 15 | a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast | - |
| jota | 11 | - | - |
| jilt | 11 | a woman who jilts a lover | - |
| jowl | 14 | the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | - |
| jabs | 13 | - | - |
| jafa | 14 | - | - |
| jaga | 12 | - | - |
| jagg | 13 | - | - |
| jags | 12 | - | - |
| jaks | 15 | - | - |
| jamb | 15 | upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame | - |
| jams | 13 | - | - |
| jann | 11 | - | - |
| jape | 13 | a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter | even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point |
| japs | 13 | - | - |
| jark | 15 | - | - |
| jarp | 13 | - | - |
| jars | 11 | - | - |
| jasp | 13 | - | - |
| jass | 11 | - | - |
| jasy | 14 | - | - |
| jato | 11 | - | - |
| jauk | 15 | - | - |
| jaup | 13 | - | - |
| jaxy | 21 | - | - |
| jays | 14 | - | - |
| jazy | 23 | - | - |
| jeat | 11 | - | - |
| jedi | 12 | - | - |
| jeed | 12 | - | - |
| jeel | 11 | - | - |
| jees | 11 | - | - |
| jehu | 14 | - | - |
| jeon | 11 | - | - |
| jets | 11 | - | - |
| jeux | 18 | - | - |
| jews | 14 | - | - |
| jibb | 15 | - | - |
| jibs | 13 | - | - |
| jigs | 12 | - | - |
| jimp | 15 | - | - |
| jink | 15 | - | - |
| jins | 11 | - | - |
| jird | 12 | gerbil of northern Africa | - |
| jism | 13 | - | - |
| jivy | 17 | - | - |
| jizz | 29 | - | - |
| jobe | 13 | - | - |
| jobs | 13 | - | - |
| joco | 13 | - | - |
| joes | 11 | - | - |
| jogs | 12 | - | - |
| joky | 18 | - | - |
| jole | 11 | - | - |
| joll | 11 | - | - |
| jols | 11 | - | - |
| jors | 11 | - | - |
| jots | 11 | - | - |
| jouk | 15 | - | - |
| jows | 14 | - | - |
| joys | 14 | - | - |
| jube | 13 | - | - |
| juco | 13 | - | - |
| juds | 12 | - | - |
| juga | 12 | - | - |
| jugs | 12 | - | - |
| juku | 15 | - | - |
| jupe | 13 | - | - |
| jure | 11 | - | - |
| juts | 11 | - | - |
| juve | 14 | - | - |
| jynx | 21 | wrynecks | - |
