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In 5-letter words starting with JO, the most common letters in position 3 are: U, K, L, W, T.
| Word | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| JOCKO | noun | informal term for a chimpanzee or monkey; a gymnast (archaic) |
| JOCKS | noun | athletes (informal, chiefly North American); jockstraps |
| JOEYS | noun | young kangaroos still in the pouch; Australian informal for small coins |
| JOHNS | noun | informal terms for toilets; a generic name used for an unknown man |
| JOIST | noun | a horizontal supporting beam used to hold up floors or ceilings in buildings |
| JOKER | noun | a person who tells jokes; the wild card in a deck of playing cards |
| JOKEY | adjective | humorous; not intended to be taken seriously |
| JOKUL | noun | a high glaciated mountain or icecap, especially in Iceland |
| JOLES | noun | variant plural of jowl; the cheeks or the hanging flesh of the jaw |
| JOLLY | adjective | happy and cheerful; full of good humor |
| JOLTS | noun | sudden sharp shocks or bumps; to disturb or startle abruptly |
| JONAH | noun | a person or thing believed to bring bad luck to those around them |
| JORUM | noun | a large drinking bowl or vessel and the quantity of drink it contains |
| JOTAS | noun | plural of jota; a lively traditional folk dance from Spain |
| JOTUN | noun | a giant in Norse mythology; a member of the primordial race of giants |
| JOUAL | noun | a variety of Canadian French spoken in working-class Quebec |
| JOUKS | verb | to dodge or duck quickly; to play truant (Scottish and dialectal) |
| JOULE | noun | the SI unit of energy equal to the work done by one newton over one metre |
| JOUST | verb | to fight on horseback with lances; to compete or contend |
| JOWAR | noun | a type of grain sorghum widely grown in South Asia and Africa for food and fodder |
| JOWLS | noun | the lower cheeks and jaw area; the hanging fleshy part of an animal's jaw |
| JOWLY | adjective | having large or prominent jowls; heavy-faced |
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This list has 22 five-letter words starting with JO. Wordle's answer pool is smaller — it uses only common everyday words.
With JO confirmed in positions 1–2, try JOTAS, JOIST, JONAH — they cover common letters in positions 3–5.
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