Daily Rack · day 27

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Every player in the world opened Tuesday 8 September 2026 with the same seven tiles: O, U, F, N, N, A, T. 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 NONFAT, worth 24 points. It plays down, starting 5 squares before the centre star. In all, 50 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: NONFAT for 24

N1O1N1F3A1T124

Other strong words

  1. FANON 22
  2. FOUNT 22
  3. FUTON 22
  4. FANO 18
  5. FAUN 18

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.

Highest-scoring opening word by word length, 8 September 2026
LettersWordScore
2FA8
3FAN16
4FANO18
5FANON22
6NONFAT24

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