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7-letter words with J as the 1st letter and L as the 7th letter

13 7-letter words with J as the 1st letter and L as the 7th letter include JOURNAL, JEZEBEL, and JONQUIL.

13 wordsTop pick JOURNALHighest score JEZEBEL 25

1 of 13 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With J in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (184 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • JOURNAL14
  • JEZEBEL25
  • JUVENAL17
  • JONQUIL23
  • JEJUNAL21
  • JETFOIL17
  • JESTFUL17
  • JARSFUL17
  • JAMBOOL18
  • JAWFALL20
  • JEOFAIL17
  • JINGALL15
  • JUGSFUL18
All valid words 13

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

  • JAMBOOL18
  • JARSFUL17
  • JAWFALL20
  • JEJUNAL21
  • JEOFAIL17
  • JESTFUL17
  • JETFOIL17
  • JEZEBEL25
  • JINGALL15
  • JONQUIL23
  • JOURNAL14
  • JUGSFUL18
  • JUVENAL17
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. E38%
  2. A23%
  3. O15%
3rd letter
  1. N15%
  2. R8%
  3. J8%
4th letter
  1. F23%
  2. S15%
  3. E15%
5th letter
  1. F23%
  2. N23%
  3. A23%
6th letter
  1. U23%
  2. A23%
  3. I23%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JEZEBEL2529All three
JONQUIL2328All three
JEJUNAL2128All three
JAWFALL2024Collins only
JUGSFUL1824All three
JAMBOOL1823Collins only
JUVENAL1723All three
JETFOIL1720Collins · NWL
JESTFUL1721All three
JARSFUL1721All three
JEOFAIL1720Collins only
JINGALL1521All three

The clue is unusually tight: only 13 tournament-dictionary words fit seven letters with J up front and L at the end. JOURNAL is the only common entry, while JEZEBEL and JONQUIL lead the score list. Dictionary coverage shifts by region: Collins includes all 13, compared with 10 in NWL2023 and 9 in ENABLE. Familiar vocabulary alone is a poor guide to acceptance.

How many 7-letter words start with J and end with L?

  • Exactly 13 words meet both fixed-letter clues: J first and L last.
  • JOURNAL is the only common entry in this group.
  • Collins has 13 matches; NWL2023 has 10 and ENABLE has 9.
  • JEZEBEL leads the score list at 25, ahead of JONQUIL at 23.

Which J-and-L words score the most?

JEZEBEL scores 25, the strongest listed play, and beats JONQUIL’s 23 by two points. JEJUNAL follows at 21, then JAWFALL at 20. JUGSFUL and JAMBOOL each score 18.

Those scores make the set tempting when a board offers a premium square for J or Z. Raw tile value is not the same as the best move, though: placement and the words formed alongside it still matter. JEZEBEL is the top scorer, not an automatic play.

Why are J-first, L-last words such a small group?

The pattern is much narrower than several nearby J-starting patterns: 184 seven-letter words end in S, and 50 end in G, compared with 13 ending in L. That sharp drop makes the final letter the main constraint, not a shortage of J words overall.

Dictionary coverage is the practical catch. Collins lists all 13 matches, while NWL2023 has 10 and ENABLE has 9. The total counts words found in at least one of those tournament lists; it does not guarantee every game accepts every entry.

Check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar one.

For 7-letter words with J as the 1st letter and L as the 7th letter, JOURNAL is the familiar anchor. Other examples include JEZEBEL, JUVENAL, JEJUNAL, JETFOIL, JESTFUL, JARSFUL, JAMBOOL, JAWFALL, JEOFAIL, JINGALL, and JUGSFUL. Most of the group is uncommon, so JOURNAL is the clearest first guess when you recognize the pattern.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring J-first, L-last word?
JEZEBEL is the highest-scoring match, with a score of 25. JONQUIL follows at 23, and JEJUNAL scores 21. Those totals identify strong raw-scoring options, but your placement and any premium squares affect the value of a move.
Is JOURNAL the only common word in this group?
Yes, JOURNAL is the only common entry among these 13 matches. The rest include less familiar forms such as JUVENAL, JEJUNAL, JEOFAIL, and JINGALL, so a word that fits the pattern may still be unfamiliar or rejected by a particular game’s dictionary.
Do all dictionaries accept the same J-and-L words?
No. Collins lists 13 matches, while NWL2023 lists 10 and ENABLE lists 9. The count includes words present in at least one tournament dictionary, so check the word list used by your game before relying on a less familiar answer.

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