Daily Rack · day 20
Tuesday 1 September 2026
A1E1I1G2W3D2
Every player in the world opened Tuesday 1 September 2026 with the same seven tiles: A, E, I, G, W, blank, D. 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 WINDAGE, 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, 668 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: WINDAGE for 111
W3I1D2A1G2E1111
Other strong words
- DAWING 28
- DEWING 28
- GAWKED 28
- GAWPED 28
- GNAWED 28
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 | AW | 8 |
| 3 | DAW | 18 |
| 4 | AWED | 20 |
| 5 | WAGED | 28 |
| 6 | DAWING | 28 |
| 7 | WINDAGE | 111 |