pupa

1. The nonfeeding stage between the larva and adult in the metamorphosis of holometabolous insects, during which the larva typically undergoes complete transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case.

2. An intermediate usually quiescent stage of a metamorphic insect (as a bee, moth, or beetle) that occurs between the larva and the imago, is usually enclosed in a cocoon or protective covering, and undergoes internal changes by which larval structures are replaced by those typical of the imago.

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pupa	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
pa	4
up	4

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
app	7
pap	7
pup	7

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
pupa	8