Daily Rack · day 18
Sunday 30 August 2026
I1D2R1O1S1E1E1
Every player in the world opened Sunday 30 August 2026 with the same seven tiles: I, D, R, O, S, E, E. 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 OREIDES, 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, 112 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: OREIDES for 111
O1R1E1I1D2E1S1111
Other strong words
- DESIRE 20
- DORIES 20
- EIDERS 20
- ERODES 20
- OREIDE 20
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 | DEE | 12 |
| 4 | DEER | 14 |
| 5 | DEERS | 18 |
| 6 | DESIRE | 20 |
| 7 | OREIDES | 111 |