Daily Rack · day 11
Sunday 23 August 2026
A1B2N1E1V4U1G2
Every player in the world opened Sunday 23 August 2026 with the same seven tiles: A, B, N, E, V, U, G. 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 GANEV, worth 30 points. It plays down, starting 2 squares before the centre star. In all, 63 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: GANEV for 30
G2A1N1E1V430
Other strong words
- VAGUE 30
- VEGAN 30
- GAVE 24
- VANG 24
- BEGAN 22
The best word at each length
The rack opens with words of 2 to 5 letters. This is the highest-scoring one at each length.
| Letters | Word | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AB | 6 |
| 3 | GUV | 22 |
| 4 | GAVE | 24 |
| 5 | GANEV | 30 |