7-letter words with J as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter

The 7-letter words with J as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter number 11; REJOICE is the only common match.

11 wordsTop pick REJOICEHighest score JUJUISM 23

1 of 11 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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With J in 3rd place, R is the most common 5th letter (19 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • REJOICE16
  • ADJOINS15
  • ADJOINT15
  • REJOINS14
  • ENJOINS14
  • UNJOINT14
  • ABJOINT16
  • COJOINS16
  • INJOINT14
  • JUJUISM23
  • JUJUIST21
All valid words 11

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

  • ABJOINT16
  • ADJOINS15
  • ADJOINT15
  • COJOINS16
  • ENJOINS14
  • INJOINT14
  • JUJUISM23
  • JUJUIST21
  • REJOICE16
  • REJOINS14
  • UNJOINT14

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JUJUISM2330All three
JUJUIST2127All three
REJOICE1619All three
COJOINS1620All three
ABJOINT1620Collins only
ADJOINS1518All three
ADJOINT1518All three
REJOINS1417All three
ENJOINS1418All three
UNJOINT1419All three
INJOINT1418Collins only

This pattern is unusually narrow: only 11 tournament-dictionary entries fit, and just one is common. REJOICE is the recognisable outlier; other matches include ADJOINT, ABJOINT, and INJOINT. JUJUISM takes the top score, while nearly every entry finishes in T or S. The fixed letters make a strong filter, but they do not guarantee everyday vocabulary.

7-letter words with J as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter

  • All 11 matches place J third and I fifth.
  • REJOICE is the only match counted among common English words.
  • JUJUISM scores 23 points; JUJUIST follows with 21.
  • Five matches end in T, and four end in S.
  • Collins includes all 11; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 9.

Which words fit this letter pattern?

REJOICE gives the clearest everyday answer: J sits in the third slot, followed two positions later by I. ADJOINS, REJOINS, and ENJOINS share a visible join-family pattern, while COJOINS and UNJOINT keep the same fixed letters in less familiar forms.

Starting letters are scattered rather than concentrated in J: three matches begin with A, while J and R each begin two. The remaining words start with C, E, I, or U. Use a known opening letter to narrow the choices, but there is no single first-letter shortcut for this pattern.

Which matches score most, and where are they accepted?

JUJUISM leads the score list at 23 points, with JUJUIST next at 21; both outrank REJOICE at 16. The average score is 16.2. That makes these unusual J-heavy spellings more attractive for scoring than their familiarity suggests.

Dictionary coverage is not identical across games: Collins lists 11 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 list 9 each. Only REJOICE is common, so most entries are poor guesses when you need ordinary vocabulary. Check your game's word list before playing an obscure form.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring seven-letter word with J third and I fifth?
JUJUISM is the highest-scoring match, at 23 points. JUJUIST follows at 21, while REJOICE scores 16. The top two are less familiar than REJOICE, so the pattern's strongest scoring options are not its most everyday words.
Are any words with J third and I fifth common?
Yes. REJOICE is the only common match among the 11 words. ADJOINS, REJOINS, and ENJOINS have a recognizable shared form, but the remaining entries are uncommon enough that they may not come to mind during a game.
Do all dictionaries accept the same J-third, I-fifth words?
No. Collins includes all 11 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 9. The lists therefore differ by dictionary, so check the word list used in your game before relying on a less familiar entry.

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