Trailblaze answers for August 17, 2026

The Monday, August 17, 2026 board had 403 distinct words in it. Here's the best line through it, plus the finds worth knowing about.

H O S L E O R D R Y C S I N 9A N E A K O 8I N G O R 3T N 1I 7M O O R 4A 2T 6J E L G A A 5A I R K T N E I I

Longest word: NARRATION

Highest-scoring words on this board

Findable somewhere on the grid — not necessarily all in the same chain, since each word consumes its cells.

5 words for 52 points. Each word starts adjacent to where the last one ended, so the order matters as much as the words.

1.narration 19 pts
H O S L E O R D R Y C S I N A N E A K O 8I N G O R 4T N 9I 7M O O R 3A 5T 6J E L G A 2A A I R K T N 1E I I
2.tacks 5 pts
H O S L E O R D R Y C 3S 5I N A N E A 2K 4O I N G O R T 1N I M O O R A T J E L G A A A I R K T N E I I
3.oriels 6 pts
H O S 6L 5E 4O 1R 2D R Y C S I 3N A N E A K O I N G O R T N I M O O R A T J E L G A A A I R K T N E I I
4.oregano 17 pts
H O 1S L E O R D R 2Y C S I N A 5N 6E 3A K O I N G 4O 7R T N I M O O R A T J E L G A A A I R K T N E I I
5.ogler 5 pts
H O S L E O R D R Y C S I N A N E A K O I N G O R T N I M O 1O R A T J E 4L 3G 2A A A I R 5K T N E I I