Daily Rack · day 1
Thursday 13 August 2026
U1M2E1O1L1D2E1
Every player in the world opened Thursday 13 August 2026 with the same seven tiles: U, M, E, O, L, D, E. The rack is derived from the date itself, so it is identical on every device and nobody gets an easier deal.
The highest-scoring opening word available on this rack is MODULE, worth 24 points. It plays down, starting 4 squares before the centre star. In all, 68 different words can be played from these letters as an opening move.
Opening words are scored on an empty 13×13 board whose bonus squares are laid out in a four-fold pinwheel. The first word must cross the centre star, which is itself a double-word square, so every opening play is doubled before any letter bonuses underneath it are counted.
This day has closed, but the rack behind it is fixed forever — you can work the same seven tiles out on paper. Today's rack is always open on the home page.
The best word: MODULE for 24
M2O1D2U1L1E124
Other strong words
- MEOUED 22
- MODEL 22
- MOULD 22
- MULED 22
- ODEUM 20
The best word at each length
The rack opens with words of 2 to 6 letters. This is the highest-scoring one at each length.
| Letters | Word | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DE | 6 |
| 3 | DOM | 14 |
| 4 | DEEM | 16 |
| 5 | MODEL | 22 |
| 6 | MODULE | 24 |