Daily Rack · day 33

Monday 14 September 2026

Every player in the world opened Monday 14 September 2026 with the same seven tiles: A, C, C, blank, L, Z, O. 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 COLZAS, worth 56 points. It plays down, starting 5 squares before the centre star. In all, 293 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: COLZAS for 56

C2O1L1Z11A156

Other strong words

  1. COLZA 54
  2. AZOIC 52
  3. CLOZE 52
  4. ZOEAL 52
  5. ZONAL 52

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, 14 September 2026
LettersWordScore
2AL4
3COZ50
4COZY50
5COLZA54
6COLZAS56

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