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8-letter words with J as the 1st letter

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when J is fixed in the 1st slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: jabbered, jabberer, jacamars.

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212 words

Word	Length	Syllables
jabbered	8	3
jabberer	8	3
jacamars	8	3
jacinthe	8	2
jacinths	8	2
jackaroo	8	3
jackboot	8	2
jackdaws	8	2
jackeroo	8	3
jacketed	8	3
jackfish	8	2
jacklegs	8	2
jackpots	8	2
jackroll	8	2
jackstay	8	2
jacobins	8	3
jaconets	8	3
jacquard	8	2
jaculate	8	3
jadeites	8	3
jadishly	8	3
jaggeder	8	3
jaggedly	8	3
jagghery	8	3
jaggiest	8	2
jailbait	8	2
jailbird	8	2
jalapeno	8	4
jalapins	8	3
jalopies	8	3
jalousie	8	2
jambeaux	8	2
jamboree	8	2
jammiest	8	2
janglers	8	2
janglier	8	2
jangling	8	2
janiform	8	3
janisary	8	4
janitors	8	3
janizary	8	4
japanize	8	3
japanned	8	3
japanner	8	3
japeries	8	3
japingly	8	3
japonica	8	4
jargoned	8	3
jargonel	8	3
jargoons	8	2
jarheads	8	2
jarldoms	8	2
jarosite	8	3
jarovize	8	3
jasmines	8	3
jauncing	8	2
jaundice	8	2
jauntier	8	2
jauntily	8	3
jaunting	8	2
javelina	8	4
javelins	8	3
jawboned	8	3
jawboner	8	3
jawbones	8	3
jawlines	8	3
jaybirds	8	2
jaywalks	8	2
jazziest	8	2
jazzlike	8	2
jealousy	8	3
jeepneys	8	2
jejunely	8	4
jejunity	8	4
jellabas	8	3
jellying	8	2
jelutong	8	3
jemadars	8	3
jemidars	8	3
jemmying	8	2
jeopards	8	2
jeopardy	8	3
jeremiad	8	3
jerkiest	8	2
jeroboam	8	3
jerreeds	8	2
jerrican	8	3
jerrycan	8	3
jerseyed	8	2
jestings	8	2
jesuitic	8	3
jesuitry	8	3
jetbeads	8	2
jetliner	8	3
jetports	8	2
jettiest	8	2
jettison	8	3
jettying	8	2
jewelers	8	3
jeweling	8	3
jewelled	8	3
jeweller	8	3
jezebels	8	3
jibbooms	8	2
jibingly	8	3
jigaboos	8	3
jiggered	8	3
jigglier	8	2
jiggling	8	2
jigsawed	8	3
jillions	8	2
jimmying	8	2
jingalls	8	2
jingkoes	8	2
jinglers	8	2
jinglier	8	2
jingling	8	2
jingoish	8	2
jingoism	8	2
jingoist	8	2
jipijapa	8	4
jittered	8	3
jiujitsu	8	3
jiujutsu	8	3
jobnames	8	3
jockette	8	2
jockeyed	8	2
jocosely	8	4
jocosity	8	4
jocundly	8	3
jodhpurs	8	2
joggings	8	2
jogglers	8	2
joggling	8	2
johannes	8	3
johnboat	8	2
johnnies	8	2
joinable	8	2
joinders	8	2
joinings	8	2
jointers	8	2
jointing	8	2
jointure	8	2
joisting	8	2
jokester	8	3
jokiness	8	3
jokingly	8	3
jolliest	8	2
jollying	8	2
joltiest	8	2
jongleur	8	2
jonquils	8	2
jostlers	8	2
jostling	8	2
jottings	8	2
jouncier	8	2
jouncing	8	2
journals	8	2
journeys	8	2
jousters	8	2
jousting	8	2
jovially	8	3
jovialty	8	3
jowliest	8	2
joyances	8	2
joyfully	8	3
joyously	8	2
joyrider	8	3
joyrides	8	3
joystick	8	2
jubilant	8	3
jubilate	8	3
jubilees	8	3
juddered	8	3
judgment	8	2
judicial	8	3
judoists	8	2
jugglers	8	2
jugglery	8	3
juggling	8	2
jugheads	8	2
jugulars	8	3
jugulate	8	3
juiciest	8	2
jujitsus	8	3
jujuisms	8	2
jujuists	8	2
jujutsus	8	3
julienne	8	2
jumblers	8	2
jumbling	8	2
jumbucks	8	2
jumpiest	8	2
jumpoffs	8	2
jumpsuit	8	2
junction	8	2
juncture	8	2
junglier	8	2
junipers	8	3
junketed	8	3
junketer	8	3
junkiest	8	2
junkyard	8	2
juratory	8	4
juristic	8	3
jussives	8	3
justices	8	3
justling	8	2
justness	8	2
juttying	8	2
juvenals	8	3
juvenile	8	3

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed J in the 1st slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping J locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.