11 Letter Words Starting with J
There are 59 11-letter English words that start with J, ranging alphabetically from JABBERWOCKY to JUXTAPOSING. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: JAZZINESSES (36), JABBERWOCKY (34), JACKKNIFING (32). The longest entry here is JABBERWOCKY at 11 letters.
Word list
J
- JABBERWOCKY34 pts
- JABOTICABAS24 pts
- JACKHAMMERS31 pts
- JACKKNIFING32 pts
- JACKRABBITS28 pts
- JACKROLLING25 pts
- JACTITATION20 pts
- JADEDNESSES20 pts
- JAGUARONDIS20 pts
- JAGUARUNDIS20 pts
- JANISSARIES18 pts
- JARDINIERES19 pts
- JARGONISTIC21 pts
- JARGONIZING29 pts
- JASPERWARES23 pts
- JAWBREAKERS27 pts
- JAZZINESSES36 pts
- JEALOUSNESS18 pts
- JELLYFISHES27 pts
- JEOPARDISED22 pts
- JEOPARDISES21 pts
- JEOPARDIZED31 pts
- JEOPARDIZES30 pts
- JERKINESSES22 pts
- JETTISONING19 pts
- JEWELLERIES21 pts
- JIMSONWEEDS24 pts
- JINRICKSHAS27 pts
- JINRIKISHAS25 pts
- JITTERINESS18 pts
- JOBLESSNESS20 pts
- JOCUNDITIES21 pts
- JOHNNYCAKES30 pts
- JOINTEDNESS19 pts
- JOINTRESSES18 pts
- JOURNALESES18 pts
- JOURNALISMS20 pts
- JOURNALISTS18 pts
- JOURNALIZED28 pts
- JOURNALIZER27 pts
- JOURNALIZES27 pts
- JOURNEYWORK28 pts
- JOVIALITIES21 pts
- JOYLESSNESS21 pts
- JUBILARIANS20 pts
- JUBILATIONS20 pts
- JUDGMATICAL24 pts
- JUDICATURES21 pts
- JUDICIARIES21 pts
- JUDICIOUSLY24 pts
- JUGGERNAUTS20 pts
- JUICINESSES20 pts
- JUMPINESSES22 pts
- JURIDICALLY24 pts
- JUSTICIABLE22 pts
- JUSTIFIABLE23 pts
- JUSTIFIABLY26 pts
- JUVENESCENT23 pts
- JUXTAPOSING28 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jazzinesses | 36 | 39 |
| 2 | jabberwocky | 34 | 38 |
| 3 | jackknifing | 32 | 38 |
| 4 | jackhammers | 31 | 35 |
| 5 | jeopardized | 31 | 34 |
| 6 | jeopardizes | 30 | 33 |
| 7 | johnnycakes | 30 | 33 |
| 8 | jargonizing | 29 | 35 |
| 9 | juxtaposing | 28 | 34 |
| 10 | jackrabbits | 28 | 33 |
Strategy for this list
J is worth 8 in Scrabble and starts a small but useful set of ~800 words. The J-two-letter word JO makes every board with an O a potential J-drop. J-openers with premium potential include JAZZ, JOWLS, JOKE, JUKE — placing J on a double-letter square scores 16 for the J alone. In Wordle, J is one of the rarest opening letters (JUMPY, JELLY are typical J-openers), so a J guess in position 1 is a high-information test in the mid-game.
FAQs
How many 11-letter words start with J?
59 valid 11-letter English words begin with J in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).