The sound of /j/

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In many words, the sound of /j/ is spelled with j, and it is often spelled this way when it is at the beginning of a word. the /j/ sound can also be spelled with g when followed by i,y, or e. The spelling dg is sometimes used at the end of a word.

Try to find all 25 words on this board.

A Q X F J Z E P F M C R Y Q L R A M Q A
A K B H F S E Y A E G G T A K R J H O J
N H P H Y Y E K I F O J N Y I K Z R Y G
M E T I E B G B Y L J I U Y X L J G Y K
M O B K A E G O O Q G M H G Y J O V D U
X E V O P Y W E L I H M S O G L Z I P G
C Q Q B C Y G F R O G Q O L O V W D M T
H E T P E G E O U M H U T O L E X P I J
M T H A Y O M I L F W T Z N O G Q O B E
E X T Q Z L O L K O B P Y I I A I S K J
Y G H J Y O L A F R E X X M C T E T F A
Y U E X G N O G S R N A M I O N H A J D
M Q O A O H G E C D C C H R S A U G B U
H A L C L C Y E R B O R M C Z V U E R H
I R O U O E N C I H U E Z I R D G E R G
U H G I P T H O M H R A L I L A V X P T
B Z Y V A X L L M H A G N D V E J Z K K
W Y V G M O H O A Y G E Q A Z W A H B R
I M E K G T B G G J E O S T O R A G E M
R K R Y V Q U Y E G A U G N A L O S E M
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4# # # # # # G # # L # I # Y # # # G # #
5# # # # # # # O O # G # # G Y # O # # #
6# # # # # Y # E L I # # # O G L # # # #
7# # # # # Y G F R O # # # L O # # # # #
8# # # # # G E O # # H # # O L E # P # #
9# # # # # O M I L # # T Z N O G # O # #
10# # T # # L O L # O # P Y I I A # S # #
11# # H # Y O L A # # E # # M C T # T # #
12# # E # G N O G S R N A # I O N # A # #
13# # O # O H G E C # C C H R S A # G # #
14# # L # L C Y E R B O R M C # V # E # #
15# # O # O E N C I # U E # I R D G # # #
16# # G # P T # O M # R A # # L A # # # #
17# # Y # A # L L M # A G # # V E # # # #
18# # # G # O # O A # G E # A # # A # # #
19# # E # G # # G G # E # S T O R A G E #
20# # # Y # # # Y E G A U G N A L # # E #
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ACREAGE  1212s
ADVANTAGE  1616n
APOLOGY  517n
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111nw
BIOLOGY  915sw
COURAGE  1113s
CRIMINOLOGY  1414n
ECOLOGY  814s
ENCOURAGE  1111s
FOILAGE  88s
GEMOLOGY  77s
GEOLOGY  77ne
LANGUAGE  1620w
MILEAGE  1314se
MYTHOLOGY  1411nw
ORIGINAL  88ne
PERCENTAGE  1111sw
POSTAGE  188s
SAVAGE  1319ne
SCRIMMAGE  913s
SOCIOLOGY  1513n
STORAGE  1319e
TECHNOLOGY  616n
THEOLOGY  310s
ZOOLOGY  148ne