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actuator
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS[ˈæk.tjuː.eɪt.ə(ɹ)]
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When actuator helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A C O R T U
Two-Letter Start
AC
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OR
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- AC start
- OR ending
- repeated letters
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- actuator is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, o, r, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OR ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AC start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈæk.tjuː.eɪt.ə(ɹ)]
noun
Something that actuates something else, especially a usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e. a mechanism) to be switched on or off, for example an electric motor that opens and closes a valve
"The mind is the actuator of the body."
noun
The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive
noun
A relay that controls the flow of electricity