Daily Rack · day 22

Thursday 3 September 2026

Every player in the world opened Thursday 3 September 2026 with the same seven tiles: B, T, Y, N, U, E, N. 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 BENNY, worth 26 points. It plays down, starting 2 squares before the centre star. In all, 40 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: BENNY for 26

B2E1N1N1Y326

Other strong words

  1. BUNNY 26
  2. TUNNY 22
  3. BYTE 20
  4. UNBENT 20
  5. BEY 18

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