Daily Rack · day 24
Saturday 5 September 2026
E1O1I1Y3T1U1L1
Every player in the world opened Saturday 5 September 2026 with the same seven tiles: E, O, I, Y, T, U, L. 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 OILY, worth 18 points. It plays down, starting 1 square before the centre star. 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: OILY for 18
O1I1L1Y318
Other strong words
- YETI 18
- YULE 18
- LEY 16
- OUTLIE 16
- TOY 16
The best word at each length
The rack opens with words of 2 to 6 letters. This is the highest-scoring one at each length.
| Letters | Word | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | OY | 8 |
| 3 | LEY | 16 |
| 4 | OILY | 18 |
| 5 | LOUIE | 14 |
| 6 | OUTLIE | 16 |