Daily Rack · day 17
Saturday 29 August 2026
U1E1E1D2R1P2R1
Every player in the world opened Saturday 29 August 2026 with the same seven tiles: U, E, E, D, R, P, R. 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 PERDURE, worth 111 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, 52 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: PERDURE for 111
P2E1R1D2U1R1E1111
Other strong words
- DUPER 22
- PERDUE 22
- PREED 22
- PUREED 22
- PURRED 22
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 | DE | 6 |
| 3 | DUP | 14 |
| 4 | DEEP | 16 |
| 5 | DUPER | 22 |
| 6 | PERDUE | 22 |
| 7 | PERDURE | 111 |