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5-letter words with J as the 1st letter and A as the 4th letter

5-letter words with J as the 1st letter and A as the 4th letter total 20, including JAPAN, JIHAD, and JORAM.

20 wordsTop pick JAPANHighest score JIHAD 16

3 of 20 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With J in 1st place, E is the most common 4th letter (46 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 20 · most-used first

  • JAPAN14
  • JIHAD16
  • JUDAS13
  • JAWAN15
  • JORAM14
  • JUGAL13
  • JURAT12
  • JEHAD16
  • JOWAR15
  • JAVAS15
  • JURAL12
  • JOTAS12
  • JUBAS14
  • JACAL14
  • JUMAR14
  • JOUAL12
  • JAFAS15
  • JAGAS13
  • JALAP14
  • JELAB14
All valid words 20

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • JACAL14
  • JAFAS15
  • JAGAS13
  • JALAP14
  • JAPAN14
  • JAVAS15
  • JAWAN15
  • JEHAD16
  • JELAB14
  • JIHAD16
  • JORAM14
  • JOTAS12
  • JOUAL12
  • JOWAR15
  • JUBAS14
  • JUDAS13
  • JUGAL13
  • JUMAR14
  • JURAL12
  • JURAT12
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
2nd letter
  1. A35%
  2. U30%
  3. O20%
3rd letter
  1. R15%
  2. L10%
  3. W10%
5th letter
  1. S30%
  2. L20%
  3. N10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; JIHAD tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1212 points: 4 words
  2. 13 points: 3 words
  3. 1414 points: 7 words
  4. 15 points: 4 words
  5. 1616 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JIHAD1617All three
JEHAD1617All three
JAWAN1518All three
JOWAR1517All three
JAVAS1518All three
JAFAS1517Collins only
JAPAN1418All three
JORAM1417All three
JUBAS1418All three
JACAL1418All three
JUMAR1418Collins · NWL
JALAP1418All three

The pattern is J _ _ A _, so the second and third letters remain open while the fourth is fixed. JAPAN is a familiar match; many other entries, such as JOWAR and JURAL, are less common. All 20 words appear in Collins, while the counts differ in NWL2023 and ENABLE.

At a glance: the J _ _ A _ pattern

  • There are 20 tournament-dictionary words matching J _ _ A _.
  • Collins includes all 20; NWL2023 includes 17 and ENABLE includes 16.
  • JIHAD and JEHAD lead the listed Scrabble scores at 16 points each.
  • Three matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • The most common final letter is S, appearing in six words.

Which endings appear in five-letter J-and-A words?

S is the leading finish, with JAWAS-style patterns represented by words such as JAVAS, JAFAS, JAGAS, JUBAS, JOTAS, and JUMAS. L comes next with four matches, including JURAL and JUGAL. D, N, and R each finish two words.

That distribution gives you a quick way to work through a clue: test S and L before rarer endings, then consider D, N, or R. JAPAN and JAWAN finish in N, while JIHAD and JEHAD finish in D. The remaining endings, B, M, and P, occur once apiece.

How many 5-letter words have J first and A fourth?

The exact answer is 20: 5-letter words with J as the 1st letter and A as the 4th letter. JIHAD and JEHAD score 16 points apiece on the listed Scrabble scale; JAWAN, JOWAR, JAVAS, and JAFAS each score 15. The average score across the matches is 13.8.

J is the scoring engine here, but the best score is a tie, not a single standout. JAPAN scores 14, so a familiar word does not beat the less familiar leaders. Only three matches are common by the frequency measure, and none are Wordle answers; all 20 are allowed guesses.

Check your game's word list, since Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not include identical sets.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words start with J and have A in the fourth spot?
There are 20 tournament-dictionary matches for J _ _ A _. JAPAN, JORAM, and JOWAR are examples. Collins includes all 20, while NWL2023 and ENABLE contain fewer, so the accepted set depends on the word list used by your game.
What is the highest-scoring word in this J-and-A pattern?
JIHAD and JEHAD tie for the top listed Scrabble score at 16 points each. JAWAN, JOWAR, JAVAS, and JAFAS follow at 15 points. Those totals use the standard letter values before any premium board squares are counted.
Can I use these words as Wordle answers?
None of the 20 matches is a Wordle answer. All 20 are listed as allowed guesses, however, so the pattern can still matter when testing letters. A valid guess is not necessarily part of the answer list.

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