Daily Rack · day 28

Wednesday 9 September 2026

Every player in the world opened Wednesday 9 September 2026 with the same seven tiles: E, T, E, H, A, T, S. 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 THETAS, worth 24 points. It plays down, starting 5 squares before the centre star. In all, 89 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: THETAS for 24

T1H3E1T1A1S124

Other strong words

  1. HAETS 22
  2. HASTE 22
  3. HATES 22
  4. HEATS 22
  5. TEETH 22

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