hemimetabolous

ADJECTIVE /,hɛmimɪ'tæbələs/
14 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H

hemimetabolous is a valid 14-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4E1M3I1M3E1T1A1B3O1L1O1U1S1
4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING

What does hemimetabolous mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult.