Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: JANES, JADES, JAKES, JAPES, JONES and JOLES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 116 of the 171 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- JAZZY33 points
- HAJJI22 points
- JACKY21 points
- JIFFY21 points
- JAMMY19 points
Patterns in this list
J sits in the first position most often (134 words) and in the fifth position least often (0). 2 of the words contain more than one J.
5 letter words with…
- 5 letter words with a3,486 words
- 5 letter words with b959 words
- 5 letter words with c1,362 words
- 5 letter words with d1,561 words
- 5 letter words with e3,865 words
- 5 letter words with f686 words
- 5 letter words with g1,004 words
- 5 letter words with h1,143 words
- 5 letter words with i2,419 words
- j171
- 5 letter words with k876 words
- 5 letter words with l2,163 words
- 5 letter words with m1,220 words
- 5 letter words with n1,834 words
- 5 letter words with o2,518 words
- 5 letter words with p1,260 words
- 5 letter words with q75 words
- 5 letter words with r2,659 words
- 5 letter words with s3,971 words
- 5 letter words with t2,072 words
- 5 letter words with u1,581 words
- 5 letter words with v454 words
- 5 letter words with w673 words
- 5 letter words with x201 words
- 5 letter words with y1,310 words
- 5 letter words with z211 words
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Questions
How many 5 letter words contain J?
There are 171 5 letter words that contain J in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that contain J?
JAZZY, worth 33 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess with J in it?
JANES, JONES and JAKES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

