Daily Rack · day 10

Saturday 22 August 2026

Every player in the world opened Saturday 22 August 2026 with the same seven tiles: C, D, N, U, F, I, 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 FUCOID, worth 30 points. It plays down, starting 4 squares before the centre star. In all, 56 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: FUCOID for 30

F3U1C2O1I1D230

Other strong words

  1. FUNDIC 28
  2. FOUND 26
  3. FONDU 24
  4. FUNDI 24
  5. COIF 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.

Highest-scoring opening word by word length, 22 August 2026
LettersWordScore
2IF8
3FID18
4COIF20
5FOUND26
6FUCOID30

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