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4-Letter Words Starting with J (84 words)

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jabs (13 points)

Gets one's point across (wordplay)

Rights of Foreman, at times (wordplay)

Haymaker preceders, perhaps

J·8+A·1+B·3+S·1 = 13 pts

jack (17 points)

Boatman's a knave!

Inordinately raise (up)

Shoulder device (wordplay)

J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts

jade (12 points)

Figurine material, perhaps

Green semiprecious gemstone (BC export)

Green gemstone from China

J·8+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts

jagg (13 points)

""To cut unevenly, also JAG""

J·8+A·1+G·2+G·2 = 13 pts

jags (12 points)

Tata Motors sportscars (familiarly)

Sporty cars, colloquially

Upscale British cars, for short

J·8+A·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts

jail (11 points)

Sentence structure (wordplay)

Don't go there!

Cell structure (wordplay)

J·8+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 11 pts

jake (15 points)

Hunky-dory (Sl.)

Satisfactory, in slanguage

Hunky-dory; copacetic

J·8+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts

jamb (15 points)

Part of a frame job (wordplay)

Door frame part

What a hinge might connect to

J·8+A·1+M·3+B·3 = 15 pts

jams (13 points)

Vamps in a group (wordplay)

Traffic spreads (wordplay)

Interferes with radio signals.

J·8+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts

jane (11 points)

Dick's running mate (wordplay)

17 for each 17 (wordplay)

Plain type (wordplay)

J·8+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts

jape (13 points)

How the wildly excited go (wordplay)

Poke fun (at)

Bit of foolishness

J·8+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts

jarl (11 points)

Ancient Scandinavian chieftain.

Old Norse chieftain

Ancient Norse chieftain.

J·8+A·1+R·1+L·1 = 11 pts

jars (11 points)

Preserves options (wordplay)

Connects with a hard right, perhaps

Tipping points (wordplay)

J·8+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts

jato (11 points)

Type of plane take-off.

A certain J.F.K. departure

Acronym for an aircraft's ascent

J·8+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 11 pts

jauk (15 points)

To {dawdle=v}

J·8+A·1+U·1+K·5 = 15 pts

jaup (13 points)

To {splash=v}

J·8+A·1+U·1+P·3 = 13 pts

java (14 points)

Stimulating computer language (wordplay)

Joe's mug shot (wordplay)

Mud of a sort (wordplay)

J·8+A·1+V·4+A·1 = 14 pts

jaws (14 points)

Movie with bit parts (wordplay)

1975 Anatomy Award winner (wordplay)

Big fish story (wordplay)

J·8+A·1+W·4+S·1 = 14 pts

jays (14 points)

Ones with caws for alarm (wordplay)

Canadian baseball team, for short

Sea of Love star Barkin

J·8+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 14 pts

jazz (29 points)

Holiday music (wordplay)

Bird's music (wordplay)

Stuff and nonsense noted (wordplay)

J·8+A·1+Z·10+Z·10 = 29 pts

jean (11 points)

Miserable guy (wordplay)

French man or woman's trouser (wordplay)

Frenchman in short trousers (wordplay)

J·8+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts

jeed (12 points)

Jee

J·8+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts

jeep (13 points)

Cherokee, for one

Major mode of transportation (wordplay)

Wrangler, for one

J·8+E·1+E·1+P·3 = 13 pts

jeer (11 points)

Bad call (wordplay)

Give a raspberry, say

Poke fun (at)

J·8+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts

jees (11 points)

Jee

J·8+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

jeez (20 points)

Oh, c'mon!

Gimme a break!

Can you believe this guy (wordplay)

J·8+E·1+E·1+Z·10 = 20 pts

jefe (14 points)

President of Mexico (wordplay)

Head man (Spanish)

Castro, for one

J·8+E·1+F·4+E·1 = 14 pts

jehu (14 points)

King of Israel (842-815 B.C.)

Biblical king who slew Joram

King emulated by Mr Toad

J·8+E·1+H·4+U·1 = 14 pts

jell (11 points)

Take definite form: Colloq.

Become glutinous: Colloq.

Take definite form Colloq.

J·8+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 11 pts

jeon (11 points)

A monetary unit of South Korea

J·8+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts

jerk (15 points)

Pull suddenly - twerp!

Coke dealer (wordplay)

Dope causes twitch (wordplay)

J·8+E·1+R·1+K·5 = 15 pts

jess (11 points)

Falconer's aid

The new girl of Fox's "New Girl"

Boxing legend Willard

J·8+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts

jest (11 points)

Pull a prank, perhaps

Play the court clown (wordplay)

Say in play

J·8+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts

jete (11 points)

Pirouette preceder, perhaps

Barre hop (wordplay)

Jump for joie (wordplay)

J·8+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts

jets (11 points)

Parts of a sky line (wordplay)

They take some catching in New York!

Delta force (wordplay)

J·8+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts

jeux (18 points)

Games in Grenoble

Games from across the Channel

Sartre's are down - rien ne va plus

J·8+E·1+U·1+X·8 = 18 pts

jiao (11 points)

Yuan tenth

J·8+I·1+A·1+O·1 = 11 pts

jibb (15 points)

To shift from side to side while sailing

J·8+I·1+B·3+B·3 = 15 pts

jibe (13 points)

Be in accord (with)

Be in harmony (with)

Line up (with)

J·8+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 13 pts

jibs (13 points)

Arms of cranes.

Parts of clippers

Sails fixed to bowsprits

J·8+I·1+B·3+S·1 = 13 pts

jiff (17 points)

Blink of an eye

Brief time period

Short time, informally

J·8+I·1+F·4+F·4 = 17 pts

jigs (12 points)

Tunes in 6/8, maybe

They're usually in triple time

Lively dances in triple meter

J·8+I·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts

jill (11 points)

Jack's nursery rhyme girl companion

Noted hill climber

Jack's friend

J·8+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 11 pts

jilt (11 points)

Can't say that I do (wordplay)

Throw over (a lover)

Throw over a catch, perhaps

J·8+I·1+L·1+T·1 = 11 pts

jimp (15 points)

{natty=adj}

J·8+I·1+M·3+P·3 = 15 pts

jink (15 points)

Make quick turns

Evade in zigzag fashion

J·8+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 15 pts

jinn (11 points)

Spirits or joint over the pub (wordplay)

Arabian spirits have spirit, they say

Spirit, in Islamic myth

J·8+I·1+N·1+N·1 = 11 pts

jins (11 points)

Jin

J·8+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts

jinx (18 points)

Bad luck charm (wordplay)

Hurl curse words at (wordplay)

What may be high, say, and unlucky

J·8+I·1+N·1+X·8 = 18 pts

jive (14 points)

Cat's tongue (wordplay)

Dog's tongue (wordplay)

Subtitled "language" in Airplane!

J·8+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts

jobs (13 points)

Apple core notable, once (wordplay)

Classified information (wordplay)

Employment for Steve (wordplay)

J·8+O·1+B·3+S·1 = 13 pts

jock (17 points)

Shock follower (wordplay)

Emilio Estevez, in "The Breakfast Club"

A mathlete CAN be one

J·8+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts

joes (11 points)

Sloppy guys (wordplay)

Average fellows (wordplay)

Average guys (wordplay)

J·8+O·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

joey (14 points)

Youth living a sheltered life (wordplay)

Australian minor (wordplay)

Baby boxer (wordplay)

J·8+O·1+E·1+Y·4 = 14 pts

jogs (12 points)

Runs for one's life (wordplay)

Runs for the health of it (wordplay)

Runs around a few blocks, say

J·8+O·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts

john (14 points)

Doe; a Deere (wordplay)

Dear person (wordplay)

First name in toilets (wordplay)

J·8+O·1+H·4+N·1 = 14 pts

join (11 points)

Pay one's dues, perhaps

Use a mortise and tenon, say

Become a club member. perhaps

J·8+O·1+I·1+N·1 = 11 pts

joke (15 points)

Words of Hope (wordplay)

Bit of a laughing stock (wordplay)

Knock-knock, for one

J·8+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts

joky (18 points)

Mirthful: Colloq.

Mirthful Colloq.

Facetious

J·8+O·1+K·5+Y·4 = 18 pts

jole (11 points)

To {bump=v}

J·8+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts

jolt (11 points)

Hit like DiMaggio (wordplay)

What caffeine can give you

It's quite a shock

J·8+O·1+L·1+T·1 = 11 pts

josh (14 points)

Tease singer Groban (wordplay)

Engage in kid stuff (wordplay)

Good name for a kidder (wordplay)

J·8+O·1+S·1+H·4 = 14 pts

joss (11 points)

An idol; incense (stick)

Incense (with "stick")

English soulstress Stone

J·8+O·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts

jota (11 points)

Spanish peasant dance

Spanish folk dance

Spanish dance performed with castanets

J·8+O·1+T·1+A·1 = 11 pts

jots (11 points)

Quickly writes (down)

Writes on a napkin, say

Writes on one's palm, say

J·8+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts

jouk (15 points)

To {dodge=v}

J·8+O·1+U·1+K·5 = 15 pts

jowl (14 points)

Fold hidden under Santa's beard?

Jay, bird with pendulous double chin!

Cheek by (intimately)

J·8+O·1+W·4+L·1 = 14 pts

jows (14 points)

Jow

J·8+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 14 pts

joys (14 points)

Causes of happiness

Life's pleasures

Sources of delight

J·8+O·1+Y·4+S·1 = 14 pts

juba (13 points)

The capital of South Sudan

Capital of South Sudan

South Sudan's capital

J·8+U·1+B·3+A·1 = 13 pts

jube (13 points)

Lozenge, for short.

J·8+U·1+B·3+E·1 = 13 pts

judo (12 points)

Fall activity (wordplay)

Chopping spree (wordplay)

Martial art (not sumo)

J·8+U·1+D·2+O·1 = 12 pts

juga (12 points)

Jugum

J·8+U·1+G·2+A·1 = 12 pts

jugs (12 points)

Simple wind instruments

Containers for liquids.

Nightingale's notes.

J·8+U·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts

juju (18 points)

Charm in martial art? It's lacking

Magic, West African style

Fetish of West Africa.

J·8+U·1+J·8+U·1 = 18 pts

juke (15 points)

Opening for a music box (wordplay)

Type of box (wordplay)

Music box, informally

J·8+U·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts

jump (15 points)

Leap (high, long or triple)

Keep one ahead (wordplay)

Play with a bungee, perhaps

J·8+U·1+M·3+P·3 = 15 pts

junk (15 points)

Down in the dumps (wordplay)

Attic accumulation, perhaps

Basement buildup, perhaps

J·8+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 15 pts

jupe (13 points)

Heavy jacket: Scot

J·8+U·1+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts

jura (11 points)

Range on Swiss-French border

Franco-Swiss mountain range

French-Swiss range

J·8+U·1+R·1+A·1 = 11 pts

jury (14 points)

Box of twelve (wordplay)

Peer group that's judgy (wordplay)

Peer group (wordplay)

J·8+U·1+R·1+Y·4 = 14 pts

just (11 points)

Barely legal (wordplay)

Merely right (wordplay)

Only fair (wordplay)

J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts

jute (11 points)

Source of burlap

Invader of Britain

Plant settler in Kent

J·8+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts

juts (11 points)

Protrudes, with 'out'

Sticks (out)

Lance used in bullfighting

J·8+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts

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Your search: your search in dictionary American. Results: 84.

Refine to J+: JA JB JC JD JE JF JG JH JI JJ JK JL JM JN JO JP JQ JR JS JT JU JV JW JX JY JZ

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Ending with:

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