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

All 11 matches finish in JA, and every one scores 10 points or more. ninja and ouija look like everyday words, but only ninja clears the common-word cutoff. ENABLE keeps four of the 11 while NWL2023 keeps six, so the group leans heavily on Collins.

What the JA-ending group holds

• 11 five-letter words end in JA with J in the fourth position.
• zanja scores 21, khoja 19 and hodja 16 before any premium square.
• ninja is both the only Wordle answer and the only common word.
• Collins holds 10 of the 11; nduja is the one it misses.
• I fills the second slot three times, A, H and O twice, so nine matches keep a vowel or H right after the J.

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

Eleven five-letter words end in JA, with J sitting directly before the final vowel every time. Neighbouring patterns run much bigger: R and T each hold 70 matches in the fourth slot and N holds 57, so the J version is a deliberately narrow search. The six-letter form of the same shape more than doubles the list at 27.

Dictionary coverage splits sharply. Collins lists 10, NWL2023 six and ENABLE four, which means nduja is legal in one tournament list and missing from another. Check the word list your game enforces before you play an entry you do not know.

Which JA words score highest?

Zanja takes the top spot at 21 points because Z is worth ten, with khoja next at 19. Hodja reaches 16, and thuja and wilja tie on 15. The average match scores 14.7.

Ganja and nduja sit at the bottom on 13 points each, so even the weakest entries keep a J and a G or D working. That spread is tight: only eight points separate the best and worst plays in the group.