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autocrat
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How autocrat fits the hive
Base Score
8
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
A C O R T U
Two-Letter Start
AU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- AU start
- AT ending
- repeated letters
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- autocrat 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 AT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AU start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
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Definitions
noun
An absolute ruler with infinite power.
noun
A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.
Related Words
Same Letters
- actuator
- curator
- touraco
- turaco
Synonyms
- autocrator
- despot
- dictator
- monarch
- strongman
- tyrant