Daily Rack · day 34

Tuesday 15 September 2026

Every player in the world opened Tuesday 15 September 2026 with the same seven tiles: N, A, S, O, I, C, K. 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 SNACK, worth 32 points. It plays down, starting 2 squares before the centre star. In all, 104 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: SNACK for 32

S1N1A1C2K532

Other strong words

  1. SNICK 32
  2. ASKOI 30
  3. CONKS 30
  4. KAINS 30
  5. KAONS 30

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, 15 September 2026
LettersWordScore
2KA12
3ICK26
4CASK28
5SNACK32
6CASINO20

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