Words that start with JA

396 words begin with JA, and JAZZLIKE scores the most at 37 points.

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13-letter words count:3

12-letter words count:7

11-letter words count:17

10-letter words count:45

9-letter words count:61

8-letter words count:70

7-letter words count:80

6-letter words count:17

Showing the highest-scoring of 396 words. The pages linked below split the rest into smaller lists.

The full count

There are 396 words that begin with JA, and every one is listed here with its score.

From 3 letters to 13: the 7-letter band is the densest with 80 words, and the 13-letter band the scarcest with 3.

What to look at first

The highest-scoring answer is JAZZLIKE at 37 points in Scrabble. Words With Friends scores it differently and prefers JACKHAMMERING at 40.

At 13 letters, JACKHAMMERING, JABBERWOCKIES and JAPONAISERIES are as long as this set goes.

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What some of these mean

jabberwocky
nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll)
jactitation
speaking of yourself in superlatives
jackhammer
a hammer driven by compressed air
jackrabbit
large hare of western North America
jackstraws
a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others

Common questions

How many words start with JA?
396, ranging from 3 to 13 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with JA?
JAZZLIKE, worth 37 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with JA?
JACKHAMMERING and JABBERWOCKIES, at 13 letters.