How many words with JAR are there?

This page lists 47 words with JAR from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

Are these words valid in official Scrabble play?

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Words With JAR

All 47 words in our dictionary that contain JAR — sorted by Scrabble score.

47 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

jarovizing30 jargonizing29 jarovized29 jargonized28 jarovizes28 jargonizes27 jarovize27 jargonize26 jargonistic21 jargonish20 jarringly20 jarveys20 nightjars20 jardinieres19 jarheads19 jarvey19 nightjar19 jardiniere18 jargoning18 jarhead18 jarldoms18 jarfuls17 jargoned17 jargonels17 jarldom17 jarrahs17 jarsful17 mojarras17 jarful16 jargonel16 jargoons16 jarosites16 jarrah16 mojarra16 jargons15 jargoon15 jarosite15 jarring15 jargon14 jarinas14 jarred14 jarina13 jarls12 ajar11 jarl11 jars11 jar10

Why JAR words matter

Words containing JAR are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

Inside this list: 47 words spanning 3–11 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 7 letters (11 words), 1 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 11 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is JAROVIZING, worth 30.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are JAROVIZING (30), JARGONIZING (29), JAROVIZED (29), JARGONIZED (28), JAROVIZES (28). The longest entry is JARDINIERES at 11 letters, and the average word here is worth about 18 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are A, J and R, which appear in 47, 47 and 47 of the words respectively.

Three easy picks from this list

JARINA is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 13 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
JARGON — 6 letters for 14 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
When the rack looks hopeless, JARRED (6 letters, 14 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.

Five more everyday options from the same list: JARLS (12), JARFUL (16), JARRAH (16), AJAR (11), JARL (11).

One chunk, many words: JAR

If you are studying English, JAR is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the JAR pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the JAR sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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