PUPA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PUPA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUPA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUPA is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUPA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUPA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PUPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does PUPA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The life stage of an insect between the larva and the adult, during which it undergoes metamorphosis.
Inside its protective case, the pupa does not feed or move around like a caterpillar. Butterflies and moths spend this pupa stage inside a chrysalis or cocoon before emerging in adult form.
How PUPA is used
Countable noun; the plural form is pupae or pupas.
- The pupa hung motionless from the leaf.
- Inside the cocoon, the pupa slowly changed shape.
- A pupa case cracked open to release the moth.
- Scientists studied the pupa under a microscope.
- The pupa stage of the beetle lasted about ten days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUPA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUPA
12 longer words begin with PUPA.
Words ending in PUPA
1 words end in PUPA. Useful as a back hook: play PUPA onto a word already on the board.
Words with PUPA inside
3 words contain PUPA in the middle. Words that start with PUPA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PUPA
Common questions about PUPA
- Is PUPA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUPA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUPA worth?
- PUPA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUPA mean?
- The life stage of an insect between the larva and the adult, during which it undergoes metamorphosis.
- What letters can be added to PUPA?
- PUPA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PUPA:
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