8-Letter Words Starting J & Ending Y
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| Expand? | Word | Save? | Length | Usage | Points | Type | ||
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| janizary | 8 | 27 | nounn | |||||
noun • An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); by extension, any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller. • An elite, highly loyal supporter. | ||||||||
| jejunely | 8 | 25 | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • in an immature manner | ||||||||
| jejunity | 8 | 25 | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated • quality of inadequate nutritive value | ||||||||
| joyfully | 8 | 24 | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • in a joyous and gleeful manner | ||||||||
| jackstay | 8 | 24 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail. • A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable. • A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard. • (underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search. | ||||||||
| jokingly | 8 | 23 | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • in jest • not seriously | ||||||||
| jagghery | 8 | 23 | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap | ||||||||
| jadishly | 8 | 22 | adjectiveadj | |||||
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| jeopardy | 8 | 21 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | ||||||||
| joyously | 8 | 21 | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • in a joyous and gleeful manner | ||||||||
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