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5 Letter Words Starting With JA

There are 53 of them. The highest scoring is JAZZY at 33 points in Scrabble, and the set averages 15.0.

Common 5 Letter Words Starting With JA And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • JAMES verb form of JAM: press tightly together or cram
  • JAPAN noun lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
  • JACKS noun a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
  • JABOT noun a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt
  • JADED adjective exhausted
  • JADES noun form of JADE: a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish
  • JAGGY adjective having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
  • JAILS noun form of JAIL: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
  • JAKES noun a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
  • JAMBS noun form of JAMB: upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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