Trailblaze answers for September 12, 2026

Highest-scoring words on this board

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

• utilitarian 21
• illiterate 20
• airletter 19
• preterite 19
• preterits 19

The best chain we found

7 words for 43 points. Each word starts adjacent to where the last one ended, so the order matters as much as the words.

1. 1.utilitarian 21 pts

   I E T A 10N 11P R E A 7I 9E T E W R T 6R 8L T U B A Y I 5T S L E I E L L 4M L E T T 2I 3H W N U U 1H E J U U O

2. 2.tulle 5 pts

   I E T A N P R E A I E T 1E W R T R L T U 2B A Y I T S L 3E 5I E L L M L 4E T T I H W N U U H E J U U O

3. 3.bets 4 pts

   I E T A N P R E A I E T E 2W R T R L T 3U B 1A Y I T S 4L E I E L L M L E T T I H W N U U H E J U U O

4. 4.let 3 pts

   I E T 3A N P R E A I E 2T E W R T R L 1T U B A Y I T S L E I E L L M L E T T I H W N U U H E J U U O

5. 5.eery 4 pts

   I E 1T A N P R E 2A I E T E W R 3T R L T U B A Y 4I T S L E I E L L M L E T T I H W N U U H E J U U O

6. 6.lei 3 pts

   I E T A N P R E A I E T E W R T R L T U B A Y I T S L E I 3E 2L 1L M L E T T I H W N U U H E J U U O

7. 7.the 3 pts

   I E T A N P R E A I E T E W R T R L T U B A Y I T S L E I E L L M L E T 1T I H W N U U H 2E 3J U U O