429 Words Starting With JA
The prefix JA appears in 429 words, from 3-letter words up to 13 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 86 entries. Average word length: 7.7 letters.
J is rare at the start — and even rarer elsewhere in a word. Many J-words entered English from French (journey, justice) or other languages (jungle from Hindi, jazz from Creole).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with JA: JAZZLIKE (37 pts), JAZZINESSES (36 pts), JACUZZIS (35 pts), JAZZILY (35 pts), JABBERWOCKY (34 pts). The shortest is JAB (3 letters) and the longest is JABBERWOCKIES (13 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ALONE.
Notable words: JABS — to poke sharply [v].; JABOT — a lace frill worn on shirt or dress front [n].; JABBED — to poke sharply [v].; JABBERS — to talk rapidly [v]. Browse words starting with CIRCUM for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with JA?
JAZZLIKE scores 37 points. Runner-up: JAZZINESSES at 36 points. See words ending in FARE for more high-value options.
How many words start with JA?
Our dictionary has 429 words that start with JA. They range from 3 to 13 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (86).
What is the shortest word that starts with JA?
JAB at just 3 letters. It means: to poke sharply [v].
Three-Letter Words (6)
JABJAGJAMJARJAWJAY
Four-Letter Words (20)
JABSJACKJADEJAGGJAGSJAILJAKEJAMBJAMSJANEJAPEJARLJARSJATOJAUKJAUPJAVAJAWSJAYSJAZZ
Five-Letter Words (32)
JABOTJACALJACKSJACKYJADEDJADESJAGERJAGGSJAGGYJAGRAJAILSJAKESJALAPJALOPJAMBEJAMBSJAMMYJANESJANTYJAPANJAPEDJAPERJAPESJARLSJATOSJAUKSJAUNTJAUPSJAVASJAWANJAWEDJAZZY
Six-Letter Words (56)
JABBEDJABBERJABIRUJABOTSJACALSJACANAJACKALJACKEDJACKERJACKETJADINGJADISHJAEGERJAGERSJAGGEDJAGGERJAGRASJAGUARJAILEDJAILERJAILORJALAPSJALOPSJALOPYJAMBEDJAMBESJAMMEDJAMMERJANGLEJANGLYJAPANSJAPERSJAPERYJAPINGJARFULJARGONJARINAJARRAHJARREDJARVEYJASMINJASPERJASSIDJAUKEDJAUNCEJAUNTSJAUNTYJAUPEDJAWANSJAWINGJAYGEEJAYVEEJAZZBOJAZZEDJAZZERJAZZES
Seven-Letter Words (86)
JABBERSJABBINGJABIRUSJACALESJACAMARJACANASJACINTHJACKALSJACKASSJACKDAWJACKERSJACKETSJACKIESJACKINGJACKLEGJACKPOTJACOBINJACOBUSJACONETJACUZZIJADEDLYJADEITEJADITICJAEGERSJAGGARYJAGGERSJAGGERYJAGGIERJAGGIESJAGGINGJAGLESSJAGUARSJAILERSJAILINGJAILORSJALAPICJALAPINJALOPPYJAMBEAUJAMBINGJAMLIKEJAMMERSJAMMIERJAMMIESJAMMINGJANGLEDJANGLERJANGLESJANITORJARFULSJARGONSJARGONYJARGOONJARHEADJARINASJARLDOMJARRAHSJARRINGJARSFULJARVEYSJASMINEJASMINSJASPERSJASPERYJASSIDSJAUKINGJAUNCEDJAUNCESJAUNTEDJAUPINGJAVELINJAWBONEJAWLESSJAWLIKEJAWLINEJAYBIRDJAYGEESJAYVEESJAYWALKJAZZBOSJAZZERSJAZZIERJAZZILYJAZZINGJAZZMANJAZZMEN
Eight-Letter Words (74)
JABBEREDJABBERERJACAMARSJACINTHEJACINTHSJACKAROOJACKBOOTJACKDAWSJACKEROOJACKETEDJACKFISHJACKLEGSJACKPOTSJACKROLLJACKSTAYJACOBINSJACONETSJACQUARDJACULATEJACUZZISJADEITESJADELIKEJADISHLYJAGGEDERJAGGEDLYJAGGHERYJAGGIESTJAILABLEJAILBAITJAILBIRDJALAPENOJALAPINSJALOPIESJALOUSIEJAMBEAUXJAMBOREEJAMMABLEJAMMIESTJANGLERSJANGLIERJANGLINGJANIFORMJANISARYJANITORSJANIZARYJAPANIZEJAPANNEDJAPANNERJAPERIESJAPINGLYJAPONICAJARGONEDJARGONELJARGOONSJARHEADSJARLDOMSJAROSITEJAROVIZEJASMINESJAUNCINGJAUNDICEJAUNTIERJAUNTILYJAUNTINGJAVELINAJAVELINSJAWBONEDJAWBONERJAWBONESJAWLINESJAYBIRDSJAYWALKSJAZZIESTJAZZLIKE
Nine-Letter Words (72)
JABBERERSJABBERINGJABORANDIJACARANDAJACINTHESJACKAROOSJACKASSESJACKBOOTSJACKEROOSJACKETINGJACKFRUITJACKKNIFEJACKLIGHTJACKPLANEJACKROLLSJACKSCREWJACKSHAFTJACKSMELTJACKSNIPEJACKSTAYSJACKSTONEJACKSTRAWJACOBUSESJACQUARDSJACQUERIEJACTATIONJACULATEDJACULATESJADEDNESSJAGGARIESJAGGEDESTJAGGERIESJAILBIRDSJAILBREAKJAILHOUSEJALAPENOSJALOPPIESJALOUSIEDJALOUSIESJAMBALAYAJAMBOREESJAMPACKEDJANGLIESTJANISSARYJAPANIZEDJAPANIZESJAPANNERSJAPANNINGJAPONICASJARGONEERJARGONELSJARGONINGJARGONISHJARGONISTJARGONIZEJARLSBERGJAROSITESJAROVIZEDJAROVIZESJARRINGLYJASPILITEJAUNDICEDJAUNDICESJAUNTIESTJAVELINASJAVELINEDJAWBONERSJAWBONINGJAYHAWKERJAYWALKEDJAYWALKERJAZZINESS
Ten-Letter Words (54)
JABORANDISJABOTICABAJACARANDASJACKANAPESJACKASSERYJACKBOOTEDJACKETLESSJACKFISHESJACKFRUITSJACKHAMMERJACKKNIFEDJACKKNIFESJACKKNIVESJACKLIGHTSJACKPLANESJACKRABBITJACKROLLEDJACKSCREWSJACKSHAFTSJACKSMELTSJACKSNIPESJACKSTONESJACKSTRAWSJACQUERIESJACTATIONSJACULATINGJAGGEDNESSJAGGHERIESJAGUARONDIJAGUARUNDIJAILBREAKSJAILHOUSESJAMBALAYASJANISARIESJANITORIALJANIZARIESJAPANIZINGJARDINIEREJARGONEERSJARGONISTSJARGONIZEDJARGONIZESJARLSBERGSJAROVIZINGJASPERWAREJASPILITESJAUNDICINGJAUNTINESSJAVELININGJAWBONINGSJAWBREAKERJAYHAWKERSJAYWALKERSJAYWALKING
Eleven-Letter Words (18)
JABBERWOCKYJABOTICABASJACKHAMMERSJACKKNIFINGJACKLIGHTEDJACKRABBITSJACKROLLINGJACTITATIONJADEDNESSESJAGUARONDISJAGUARUNDISJANISSARIESJARDINIERESJARGONISTICJARGONIZINGJASPERWARESJAWBREAKERSJAZZINESSES
Twelve-Letter Words (8)
JACKANAPESESJACKASSERIESJACKHAMMEREDJACKLIGHTINGJACTITATIONSJAGGEDNESSESJAPONAISERIEJAUNTINESSES
Thirteen-Letter Words (3)
JABBERWOCKIESJACKHAMMERINGJAPONAISERIES