Daily Rack · day 36

Thursday 17 September 2026

Every player in the world opened Thursday 17 September 2026 with the same seven tiles: T, T, I, J, Y, I, 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 TITI, worth 10 points. It plays down, starting 3 squares before the centre star. In all, 4 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: TITI for 10

T1I1T1I110

Other strong words

  1. TIT 8
  2. IT 4
  3. TI 4

The best word at each length

The rack opens with words of 2 to 4 letters. This is the highest-scoring one at each length.

Highest-scoring opening word by word length, 17 September 2026
LettersWordScore
2IT4
3TIT8
4TITI10

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