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Words starting with JI
There are 149 words starting with JI in the standard word-game list. The most common are jimmy, jin, jill, jingle, jinx, jingling.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| jimmy | a short crowbar | 19 |
| jin | A portion of dead wood on a branch or at the top of the trunk of a bonsai tree, whether formed naturally or… | 10 |
| jill | To masturbate. | 11 |
| jingle | a metallic sound | 14 |
| jinx | a person believed to bring bad luck to those around them | 18 |
| jingling | having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells | 17 |
| jiffy | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | 21 |
| jihad | a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal | 16 |
| jive | a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles… | 14 |
| jigsaw | a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the… | 17 |
| jig | music in three-four time for dancing a jig | 11 |
| jitters | extreme nervousness | 14 |
| jib | any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) | 12 |
| jiggle | a slight irregular shaking motion | 15 |
| jiminy | An expression of mild surprise or annoyance. | 18 |
| jittery | characterized by jerky movements | 17 |
| jilted | rebuffed (by a lover) without warning | 14 |
| jinxed | (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune | 21 |
| jinn | A genie and descendant of the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal… | 11 |
| jiao | 10 jiao equal 1 yuan in China | 11 |
| jigger | a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey | 15 |
| jiggling | A motion that jiggles. | 18 |
| jiff | A jiffy; a moment; a short time. | 17 |
| jitterbug | a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s | 19 |
| jinks | noisy and mischievous merrymaking | 16 |
| jiggly | That jiggles | 18 |
| jibber | A horse that jibs, i.e. refuses, stops short. | 17 |
| jibbing | The performance of tricks using jibs (objects in a skatepark, etc.). | 19 |
| jibboom | a spar that extends the bowsprit | 20 |
| jibe | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | 13 |
| jiber | One who jeers or taunts. | 14 |
| jibingly | With a jibe or taunt. | 21 |
| jicama | The edible root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus, used in salads in Central America and as a snack in… | 17 |
| jigaboo | (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person | 17 |
| jiggered | (British informal expletive) surprised | 18 |
| jigging | The act of dancing a jig. | 17 |
| jillion | a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | 14 |
| jilt | a woman who jilts a lover | 11 |
| jilter | One who jilts another. | 13 |
| jilting | The rejection of a lover. | 15 |
| jimjams | Pajamas | 25 |
| jimmies | bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream | 18 |
| jimp | A notch on the spine of a knife blade to increase grip, usually in sets of three or more (jimping). | 15 |
| jimply | In a jimp manner. | 20 |
| jimpy | Neat, jimp | 19 |
| jimsonweed | intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet… | 23 |
| jingal | A type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired… | 14 |
| jingler | One who, or that which, jingles. | 15 |
| jingly | having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells | 17 |
| jingo | an extreme bellicose nationalist | 13 |
| jingoish | Jingoistic. | 19 |
| jingoism | an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions | 18 |
| jingoist | an extreme bellicose nationalist | 16 |
| jingoistic | fanatically patriotic | 20 |
| jingoistically | In a jingoistic manner. | 27 |
| jink | A quick evasive turn. | 15 |
| jinker | A high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber suspended under the body of the vehicle. | 17 |
| jinnee | (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and… | 13 |
| jinni | (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and… | 12 |
| jinrikisha | a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person | 24 |
All 149 words
- jimmy
- jin
- jill
- jingle
- jinx
- jingling
- jiffy
- jihad
- jive
- jigsaw
- jig
- jitters
- jib
- jiggle
- jiminy
- jittery
- jilted
- jinxed
- jinn
- jiao
- jigger
- jiggling
- jiff
- jitterbug
- jinks
- jiggly
- jibb
- jibbed
- jibber
- jibbers
- jibbing
- jibboom
- jibbooms
- jibbs
- jibe
- jibed
- jiber
- jibers
- jibes
- jibing
- jibingly
- jibs
- jicama
- jicamas
- jiffies
- jiffs
- jigaboo
- jigaboos
- jigged
- jiggered
- jiggering
- jiggers
- jigging
- jiggled
- jiggles
- jigglier
- jiggliest
- jigs
- jigsawed
- jigsawing
- jigsawn
- jigsaws
- jihads
- jillion
- jillions
- jills
- jilt
- jilter
- jilters
- jilting
- jilts
- jimjams
- jimmied
- jimmies
- jimminy
- jimmying
- jimp
- jimper
- jimpest
- jimply
- jimpy
- jimsonweed
- jimsonweeds
- jingal
- jingall
- jingalls
- jingals
- jingko
- jingkoes
- jingled
- jingler
- jinglers
- jingles
- jinglier
- jingliest
- jingly
- jingo
- jingoes
- jingoish
- jingoism
- jingoisms
- jingoist
- jingoistic
- jingoistically
- jingoists
- jink
- jinked
- jinker
- jinkers
- jinking
- jinnee
- jinni
- jinns
- jinricksha
- jinrickshas
- jinrikisha
- jinrikishas
- jins
- jinxes
- jinxing
- jipijapa
- jipijapas
- jism
- jisms
- jitney
- jitneys
- jitter
- jitterbugged
- jitterbugging
- jitterbugs
- jittered
- jitterier
- jitteriest
- jitteriness
- jitterinesses
- jittering
- jiujitsu
- jiujitsus
- jiujutsu
- jiujutsus
- jiveass
- jived
- jiver
- jivers
- jives
- jivey
- jivier
- jiviest
- jiving