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Wordle words with J
28 words with J in them can be the Wordle answer. 6 haven’t been used yet. Another 261 are accepted as guesses but never picked as answers.
Updated through answer #1951 (2026-10-22). Add more clues in the solver
Best next guess
These answers test the letters that show up most often in the other words with J in them, so any color they turn gives you the most information.
- JUNTAtests U, N, T, A
- JUNTOtests U, N, T, O
- JUICYtests U, I, C, Y
- JURORtests U, R, O
- JETTYtests E, T, Y
- RAJAHtests R, A, H
All 28 possible answers
Gray words have already been an answer, and the number shows which one. Past answers can come back, so they stay in the list.
- BANJO#1504
- EJECT#530
- EMOJI#1826
- ENJOY#478
- FJORD#106
- JAUNT#123
- JAZZY#712
- JELLY#1253
- JERKY#1055
- JETTY
- JEWEL#1382
- JIFFY#1119
- JOINT#1207
- JOIST#1902
- JOKER#675
- JOLLY#1037
- JOUST#536
- JUDGE#555
- JUICE#1134
- JUICY
- JUMBO#1686
- JUMPY#1482
- JUNTA
- JUNTO
- JUROR
- MAJOR#1938
- NINJA#872
- RAJAH
Most likely letter in each spot
Among the 28 possible answers with J in them, these letters appear most often in each position.
| Spot | Most common | Next | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J 71% | E 11% | B 4% |
| 2 | U 29% | A 18% | O 18% |
| 3 | N 14% | I 14% | J 11% |
| 4 | J 11% | C 11% | O 11% |
| 5 | Y 32% | T 18% | O 11% |
Accepted guesses that are never the answer
Wordle lets you play these 261 words, which is handy for testing letters, but none of them will be the solution.
Show all 261 guess-only words
- AFLAJ
- AJIES
- AJIVA
- AJUGA
- AJWAN
- BAJAN
- BAJRA
- BAJRI
- BAJUS
- BASIJ
- BHAJI
- BIJOU
- BUNJE
- BUNJY
- CAJON
- CAJUN
- DJINN
- DJINS
- DOJOS
- EEJIT
- EJIDO
- FALAJ
- FJELD
- FUJIS
- GADJE
- GADJO
- GAJOS
- GANJA
- GAUJE
- GOJIS
- HADJI
- HAJES
- HAJIS
- HAJJI
- HEJAB
- HEJRA
- HIJAB
- HIJRA
- HODJA
- JAAPS
- JABOT
- JACAL
- JACKS
- JACKY
- JADED
- JADES
- JAFAS
- JAFFA
- JAGAS
- JAGER
- JAGGS
- JAGGY
- JAGIR
- JAGRA
- JAILS
- JAKER
- JAKES
- JAKEY
- JALAP
- JALOP
- JAMBE
- JAMBO
- JAMBS
- JAMBU
- JAMES
- JAMMY
- JAMON
- JANES
- JANNS
- JANNY
- JANTY
- JAPAN
- JAPED
- JAPER
- JAPES
- JARKS
- JARLS
- JARPS
- JARTA
- JARUL
- JASEY
- JASPE
- JASPS
- JATOS
- JAUKS
- JAUPS
- JAVAS
- JAVEL
- JAWAN
- JAWED
- JAXIE
- JEANS
- JEATS
- JEBEL
- JEDIS
- JEELS
- JEELY
- JEEPS
- JEERS
- JEEZE
- JEFES
- JEFFS
- JEHAD
- JEHUS
- JELAB
- JELLO
- JELLS
- JEMBE
- JEMMY
- JENNY
- JEONS
- JERID
- JERKS
- JERRY
- JESSE
- JESTS
- JESUS
- JETES
- JETON
- JEUNE
- JEWED
- JEWIE
- JHALA
- JIAOS
- JIBBA
- JIBBS
- JIBED
- JIBER
- JIBES
- JIFFS
- JIGGY
- JIGOT
- JIHAD
- JILLS
- JILTS
- JIMMY
- JIMPY
- JINGO
- JINKS
- JINNE
- JINNI
- JINNS
- JIRDS
- JIRGA
- JIRRE
- JISMS
- JIVED
- JIVER
- JIVES
- JIVEY
- JNANA
- JOBED
- JOBES
- JOCKO
- JOCKS
- JOCKY
- JOCOS
- JODEL
- JOEYS
- JOHNS
- JOINS
- JOKED
- JOKES
- JOKEY
- JOKOL
- JOLED
- JOLES
- JOLLS
- JOLTS
- JOLTY
- JOMON
- JOMOS
- JONES
- JONGS
- JONTY
- JOOKS
- JORAM
- JORUM
- JOTAS
- JOTTY
- JOTUN
- JOUAL
- JOUGS
- JOUKS
- JOULE
- JOURS
- JOWAR
- JOWED
- JOWLS
- JOWLY
- JOYED
- JUBAS
- JUBES
- JUCOS
- JUDAS
- JUDGY
- JUDOS
- JUGAL
- JUGUM
- JUJUS
- JUKED
- JUKES
- JUKUS
- JULEP
- JUMAR
- JUMBY
- JUMPS
- JUNCO
- JUNKS
- JUNKY
- JUPES
- JUPON
- JURAL
- JURAT
- JUREL
- JURES
- JUSTS
- JUTES
- JUTTY
- JUVES
- JUVIE
- KANJI
- KHOJA
- KOJIS
- KOPJE
- LAPJE
- MOJOS
- MUJIK
- NDUJA
- OBJET
- OJIME
- OUIJA
- POLJE
- POOJA
- PUJAH
- PUJAS
- PUNJI
- QAJAQ
- RAJAS
- RAJES
- REJIG
- REJON
- RIOJA
- ROJAK
- ROJIS
- SAJOU
- SHOJI
- SHOJO
- SIJOS
- SLOJD
- SOJAS
- SOJUS
- SUJEE
- TAJES
- THUJA
- UNJAM
- UPJET
- WILJA
- WOJUS
- YOJAN
- ZANJA
Questions
How many Wordle answers are words with J in them?
28 words with J in them are on the Wordle answer list or have been used as an answer. 22 of them have already appeared, up to answer #1951 on 2026-10-22.
What is a good Wordle guess once you know the word has a J?
JUNTA is a strong pick because it tests U, N, T, A, the letters most common among the remaining answers. JUNTO, JUICY, JUROR are good alternatives.
Can a Wordle answer repeat?
Yes. The New York Times has started reusing some past answers, so a word that was already an answer is less likely but not ruled out. Used words are shown faded in the list.
Why are some words with J in them accepted but never the answer?
Wordle accepts about 13,000 five-letter words as guesses, but answers come from a much smaller list of common words. Rare, plural and archaic words are allowed as guesses only.
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