Daily Rack · day 8
Thursday 20 August 2026
I1L1E1N1R1P2O1
Every player in the world opened Thursday 20 August 2026 with the same seven tiles: I, L, E, N, R, P, O. 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 PROLINE, worth 105 points. It plays down, starting 6 squares before the centre star. It uses all seven tiles, so it also collects the full-kiln bonus. In all, 113 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: PROLINE for 105
P2R1O1L1I1N1E1105
Other strong words
- ORPINE 20
- PINOLE 20
- LOPER 18
- ORPIN 18
- PELON 18
The best word at each length
The rack opens with words of 2 to 7 letters. This is the highest-scoring one at each length.
| Letters | Word | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | OP | 6 |
| 3 | LIP | 12 |
| 4 | LOPE | 14 |
| 5 | LOPER | 18 |
| 6 | ORPINE | 20 |
| 7 | PROLINE | 105 |