PUPATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PUPATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUPATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUPATE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUPATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUPATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PUPATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does PUPATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
zoology
To change from a larva into a pupa, the resting stage of an insect before it becomes an adult.
A caterpillar will pupate inside a cocoon or a hardened skin, and within it the body is rebuilt into a butterfly or moth. Beetles, flies and bees pass through the same stage. The change may last days or an entire winter, depending on the species and the temperature.
How PUPATE is used
Used in biology and in nature writing about insects.
- The caterpillars pupate in late summer.
- Beetle larvae pupate underground, safe from frost.
- Flies pupate inside a hard brown case.
- The larva will pupate only when it has eaten enough.
- Before they pupate, the grubs stop feeding and look for a sheltered spot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUPATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUPATE
2 longer words begin with PUPATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUPATE
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Common questions about PUPATE
- Is PUPATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUPATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUPATE worth?
- PUPATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUPATE mean?
- To change from a larva into a pupa, the resting stage of an insect before it becomes an adult.
- What letters can be added to PUPATE?
- PUPATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PUPATE:
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