8-letter words containing j, o, a
- la jolla — a resort area in San Diego, in S California.
- la rioja — a city in W Argentina.
- lock-jaw — tetanus in which the jaws become firmly locked together; trismus.
- mah jong — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- mahjongg — Alternative spelling of mahjong.
- majolica — Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated.
- majorcan — a native or inhabitant of Majorca
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- majority — the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
- marjoram — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum, of the mint family, especially O. majorana (sweet marjoram) having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- marjorie — a feminine name
- modjeska — Helena [huh-ley-nuh] /həˈleɪ nə/ (Show IPA), (Helena Opid Modrzejewska) 1840–1909, Polish actress, in U.S. after 1876.
- nonjaded — Not jaded; fresh.
- nonmajor — not related to or counting towards a specialist subject or course
- obasanjo — Olusegun (ɒlʊˈseɪɡən). born 1937, Nigerian politician and general; head of the military government (1976–79); president (1999–2007)
- on a jar — (of a door) slightly open; ajar
- ondaatje — Michael. born 1943, Sri Lankan-born Canadian writer: his works include the poetry collection There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do (1979), the Booker-prizewinning novel The English Patient (1992, filmed 1997), Anil's Ghost (2000), and Divisadero (2007)
- open-jaw — relating to a ticket that allows a traveller to arrive in one place and depart from another
- pejorate — to change for the worse
- popinjay — a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop.
- san josé — a republic in Central America, between Panama and Nicaragua. 19,238 sq. mi. (49,825 sq. km). Capital: San José.
- sarajevo — a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 19,909 sq. mi. (51,565 sq. km). Capital: Sarajevo.
- serajevo — Sarajevo.
- slop jar — a large jar or pail for collecting household slop for disposal.
- sobranje — the national assembly of Bulgaria, consisting of a single chamber of elected deputies.
- whackjob — (colloquial, pejorative) A crazy, possibly dangerous, person.