Daily Rack · day 9
Friday 21 August 2026
A1U1N1S1I1N1
Every player in the world opened Friday 21 August 2026 with the same seven tiles: A, blank, U, N, S, I, N. 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 GUANINS, worth 93 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, 557 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: GUANINS for 93
U1A1N1I1N1S193
Other strong words
- UNNAILS 93
- ACINUS 14
- ANIMUS 14
- ANIONS 14
- ANNULI 14
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 | AI | 4 |
| 3 | AIN | 8 |
| 4 | AINS | 10 |
| 5 | SUNNA | 14 |
| 6 | ACINUS | 14 |
| 7 | GUANINS | 93 |