Definition of backstitches

"backstitches" in the noun sense

1. backstitch

an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one

"backstitches" in the verb sense

1. backstitch

do backstitches

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backstitches in Scrabble®

The word backstitches is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 25

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters backstitches:

BACKSTITCHES
(279)
BACKSTITCHES
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (36 words)

abscise, accites, achiest, aitches, ascetic, ascites, ashiest, atheist, baskets, batches, bisects, bitsets, cachets, cakiest, caskets, catches, chaises, sachets, scabies, scathes, schtick, schtiks, seasick, setback, shitake, shticks, sickest, skaiths, statice, statics, tactics, theists, thicket, tickets, tictacs, tieback

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word backstitches

BACKSTITCHES
(279)
BACKSTITCHES
(279)
BACKSTITCHES
(186)
BACKSTITCHES
(186)
BACKSTITCHES
(116)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(104)
BACKSTITCHES
(104)
BACKSTITCHES
(100)
BACKSTITCHES
(100)
BACKSTITCHES
(100)
BACKSTITCHES
(100)
BACKSTITCHES
(90)
BACKSTITCHES
(87)
BACKSTITCHES
(74)
BACKSTITCHES
(70)
BACKSTITCHES
(66)
BACKSTITCHES
(66)
BACKSTITCHES
(62)
BACKSTITCHES
(60)
BACKSTITCHES
(58)
BACKSTITCHES
(58)
BACKSTITCHES
(39)
BACKSTITCHES
(39)
BACKSTITCHES
(37)
BACKSTITCHES
(35)
BACKSTITCHES
(35)
BACKSTITCHES
(32)
BACKSTITCHES
(31)
BACKSTITCHES
(29)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In backstitches

BACKSTITCHES
(279)
BACKSTITCHES
(279)
BACKSTITCHES
(186)
BACKSTITCHES
(186)
SCHTICK
(122 = 72 + 50)
SCHTICK
(119 = 69 + 50)
SCHTICK
(116 = 66 + 50)
BACKSTITCHES
(116)
SCHTIKS
(114 = 64 + 50)
SHTICKS
(114 = 64 + 50)
THICKET
(114 = 64 + 50)
THICKET
(113 = 63 + 50)
SCHTICK
(113 = 63 + 50)
SCHTICK
(113 = 63 + 50)
SHTICKS
(113 = 63 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(113 = 63 + 50)
TIEBACK
(110 = 60 + 50)
SETBACK
(110 = 60 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(110 = 60 + 50)
SHTICKS
(110 = 60 + 50)
SETBACK
(110 = 60 + 50)
THICKET
(110 = 60 + 50)
TIEBACK
(110 = 60 + 50)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
SCHTICK
(107 = 57 + 50)
SHTICKS
(107 = 57 + 50)
SCHTICK
(107 = 57 + 50)
SHITAKE
(107 = 57 + 50)
SCHTICK
(107 = 57 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(107 = 57 + 50)
THICKET
(107 = 57 + 50)
SKAITHS
(107 = 57 + 50)
SCHTICK
(107 = 57 + 50)
THICKET
(107 = 57 + 50)
CATCHES
(106 = 56 + 50)
BATCHES
(106 = 56 + 50)
CACHETS
(106 = 56 + 50)
SHITAKE
(106 = 56 + 50)
SKAITHS
(106 = 56 + 50)
TICKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
TIEBACK
(104 = 54 + 50)
CASKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
BASKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
SICKEST
(104 = 54 + 50)
BATCHES
(104 = 54 + 50)
CASKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
CAKIEST
(104 = 54 + 50)
SHITAKE
(104 = 54 + 50)
TIEBACK
(104 = 54 + 50)
SETBACK
(104 = 54 + 50)
SICKEST
(104 = 54 + 50)
BASKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
CACHETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
CACHETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
TICKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
SEASICK
(104 = 54 + 50)
SCHTICK
(104 = 54 + 50)
BACKSTITCHES
(104)
BACKSTITCHES
(104)
SKAITHS
(104 = 54 + 50)
SETBACK
(104 = 54 + 50)
TIEBACK
(104 = 54 + 50)
SETBACK
(104 = 54 + 50)
CATCHES
(104 = 54 + 50)
THICKET
(102 = 52 + 50)
CASKETS
(102 = 52 + 50)
TICKETS
(102 = 52 + 50)
SHTICKS
(102 = 52 + 50)
SCHTICK
(102 = 52 + 50)
SICKEST
(102 = 52 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(102 = 52 + 50)
CAKIEST
(102 = 52 + 50)
BASKETS
(102 = 52 + 50)
SEASICK
(102 = 52 + 50)
CATCHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
THICKET
(101 = 51 + 50)
THICKET
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHTICKS
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHTICKS
(101 = 51 + 50)
CACHETS
(101 = 51 + 50)
THICKET
(101 = 51 + 50)
BATCHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHTICKS
(101 = 51 + 50)
THICKET
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHTICKS
(101 = 51 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHTICKS
(101 = 51 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(101 = 51 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(101 = 51 + 50)
BATCHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(101 = 51 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(101 = 51 + 50)
BATCHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
CACHETS
(101 = 51 + 50)
CATCHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
CATCHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
BACKSTITCHES
(100)
BACKSTITCHES
(100)
BACKSTITCHES
(100)
BACKSTITCHES
(100)
SHTICKS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SETBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
SACHETS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SCATHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
BASKETS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SCHTICK
(98 = 48 + 50)
SCHTICK
(98 = 48 + 50)
TICKETS
(98 = 48 + 50)
TIEBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
THICKET
(98 = 48 + 50)
CAKIEST
(98 = 48 + 50)
TIEBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACHIEST
(98 = 48 + 50)
TIEBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
AITCHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
SHTICKS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SETBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
SCHTICK
(98 = 48 + 50)
SACHETS
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHAISES
(98 = 48 + 50)
SKAITHS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SEASICK
(98 = 48 + 50)
AITCHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
CASKETS
(98 = 48 + 50)
THICKET
(98 = 48 + 50)
SETBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACHIEST
(98 = 48 + 50)
SHITAKE
(98 = 48 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SACHETS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SETBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
SCATHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
TIEBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
SICKEST
(98 = 48 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHAISES
(98 = 48 + 50)
SCHTICK
(96 = 46 + 50)
SCHTICK
(96 = 46 + 50)
CAKIEST
(96 = 46 + 50)
SCHTICK
(96 = 46 + 50)
ACHIEST
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHITAKE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHITAKE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SETBACK
(95 = 45 + 50)
AITCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SKAITHS
(95 = 45 + 50)
CATCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHITAKE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CACHETS
(95 = 45 + 50)
BATCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SKAITHS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SKAITHS
(95 = 45 + 50)
CACHETS
(95 = 45 + 50)
BATCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
CACHETS
(95 = 45 + 50)
CACHETS
(95 = 45 + 50)
BATCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SKAITHS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SACHETS
(95 = 45 + 50)
BATCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHAISES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHITAKE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHITAKE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHITAKE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SKAITHS
(95 = 45 + 50)
AITCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
CATCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
CATCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCATHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SKAITHS
(95 = 45 + 50)
CATCHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TIEBACK
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCHTICK
(94 = 44 + 50)
SHITAKE
(94 = 44 + 50)
TACTICS
(94 = 44 + 50)
TICTACS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SHTICKS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCABIES
(94 = 44 + 50)
BISECTS
(94 = 44 + 50)
ABSCISE
(94 = 44 + 50)
THICKET
(94 = 44 + 50)
BATCHES
(94 = 44 + 50)
SKAITHS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(94 = 44 + 50)
ACCITES
(94 = 44 + 50)
CATCHES
(94 = 44 + 50)
ASCETIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
SICKEST
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHITAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCHTIKS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TICKETS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAKIEST
(92 = 42 + 50)
BISECTS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SEASICK
(92 = 42 + 50)
SICKEST
(92 = 42 + 50)
TICKETS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TICKETS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TIEBACK
(92 = 42 + 50)

backstitches in Words With Friends™

The word backstitches is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 27

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters backstitches:

BACKSTITCHES
(351)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (36 words)

abscise, accites, achiest, aitches, ascetic, ascites, ashiest, atheist, baskets, batches, bisects, bitsets, cachets, cakiest, caskets, catches, chaises, sachets, scabies, scathes, schtick, schtiks, seasick, setback, shitake, shticks, sickest, skaiths, statice, statics, tactics, theists, thicket, tickets, tictacs, tieback

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word backstitches

BACKSTITCHES
(351)
BACKSTITCHES
(333)
BACKSTITCHES
(279)
BACKSTITCHES
(279)
BACKSTITCHES
(258)
BACKSTITCHES
(234)
BACKSTITCHES
(128)
BACKSTITCHES
(124)
BACKSTITCHES
(120)
BACKSTITCHES
(116)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(78)
BACKSTITCHES
(74)
BACKSTITCHES
(74)
BACKSTITCHES
(74)
BACKSTITCHES
(70)
BACKSTITCHES
(70)
BACKSTITCHES
(39)
BACKSTITCHES
(37)
BACKSTITCHES
(36)
BACKSTITCHES
(36)
BACKSTITCHES
(36)
BACKSTITCHES
(35)
BACKSTITCHES
(35)
BACKSTITCHES
(34)
BACKSTITCHES
(31)
BACKSTITCHES
(31)
BACKSTITCHES
(30)
BACKSTITCHES
(30)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In backstitches

BACKSTITCHES
(351)
BACKSTITCHES
(333)
BACKSTITCHES
(279)
BACKSTITCHES
(279)
BACKSTITCHES
(258)
BACKSTITCHES
(234)
SETBACK
(134 = 99 + 35)
TIEBACK
(134 = 99 + 35)
CAKIEST
(131 = 96 + 35)
BACKSTITCHES
(128)
SCHTICK
(128 = 93 + 35)
CACHETS
(128 = 93 + 35)
THICKET
(125 = 90 + 35)
BACKSTITCHES
(124)
TIEBACK
(122 = 87 + 35)
SCHTICK
(122 = 87 + 35)
SCABIES
(122 = 87 + 35)
SCHTICK
(122 = 87 + 35)
ABSCISE
(122 = 87 + 35)
SCHTICK
(122 = 87 + 35)
SETBACK
(122 = 87 + 35)
BACKSTITCHES
(120)
THICKET
(119 = 84 + 35)
SHTICKS
(119 = 84 + 35)
SCHTIKS
(119 = 84 + 35)
SCHTICK
(116 = 81 + 35)
TIEBACK
(116 = 81 + 35)
TIEBACK
(116 = 81 + 35)
SCHTICK
(116 = 81 + 35)
SCHTICK
(116 = 81 + 35)
SETBACK
(116 = 81 + 35)
BACKSTITCHES
(116)
SETBACK
(116 = 81 + 35)
CASKETS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SCHTIKS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SEASICK
(113 = 78 + 35)
THICKET
(113 = 78 + 35)
SCHTIKS
(113 = 78 + 35)
BASKETS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SICKEST
(113 = 78 + 35)
TICKETS
(113 = 78 + 35)
TICKETS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SICKEST
(113 = 78 + 35)
SHTICKS
(113 = 78 + 35)
CASKETS
(113 = 78 + 35)
BASKETS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SHTICKS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SCHTICK
(111 = 76 + 35)
SCHTICK
(111 = 76 + 35)
SCHTICK
(111 = 76 + 35)
CATCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
SETBACK
(110 = 75 + 35)
TIEBACK
(110 = 75 + 35)
BATCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
TIEBACK
(110 = 75 + 35)
BATCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
SKAITHS
(110 = 75 + 35)
CATCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
TIEBACK
(110 = 75 + 35)
BATCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
CATCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
SETBACK
(110 = 75 + 35)
SETBACK
(110 = 75 + 35)
SHITAKE
(110 = 75 + 35)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
BACKSTITCHES
(108)
SICKEST
(107 = 72 + 35)
TICKETS
(107 = 72 + 35)
CASKETS
(107 = 72 + 35)
THICKET
(107 = 72 + 35)
SCHTIKS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SHTICKS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SCHTIKS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SEASICK
(107 = 72 + 35)
CASKETS
(107 = 72 + 35)
BASKETS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SICKEST
(107 = 72 + 35)
SEASICK
(107 = 72 + 35)
BASKETS
(107 = 72 + 35)
TICKETS
(107 = 72 + 35)
THICKET
(107 = 72 + 35)
CASKETS
(107 = 72 + 35)
TICKETS
(107 = 72 + 35)
BASKETS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SICKEST
(107 = 72 + 35)
SHITAKE
(104 = 69 + 35)
TICTACS
(104 = 69 + 35)
TICTACS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BISECTS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BATCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
TACTICS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CACHETS
(104 = 69 + 35)
TACTICS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BATCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
BISECTS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCABIES
(104 = 69 + 35)
ABSCISE
(104 = 69 + 35)
BATCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
BATCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
CACHETS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CATCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SKAITHS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CATCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
ACCITES
(104 = 69 + 35)
CATCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
ASCETIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
CATCHES
(104 = 69 + 35)
CACHETS
(104 = 69 + 35)
ASCETIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
ACCITES
(104 = 69 + 35)
TIEBACK
(103 = 68 + 35)
SETBACK
(103 = 68 + 35)
SETBACK
(103 = 68 + 35)
TIEBACK
(103 = 68 + 35)
SETBACK
(103 = 68 + 35)
TIEBACK
(103 = 68 + 35)
AITCHES
(101 = 66 + 35)
SCATHES
(101 = 66 + 35)
CASKETS
(101 = 66 + 35)
CHAISES
(101 = 66 + 35)
ACHIEST
(101 = 66 + 35)
BASKETS
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SEASICK
(101 = 66 + 35)
AITCHES
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SHTICKS
(101 = 66 + 35)
CAKIEST
(101 = 66 + 35)
THICKET
(101 = 66 + 35)
SACHETS
(101 = 66 + 35)
SHTICKS
(99 = 64 + 35)
THICKET
(99 = 64 + 35)
THICKET
(99 = 64 + 35)
SCHTIKS
(99 = 64 + 35)
SCHTIKS
(99 = 64 + 35)
THICKET
(99 = 64 + 35)
SHTICKS
(99 = 64 + 35)
SCHTIKS
(99 = 64 + 35)
SHTICKS
(99 = 64 + 35)
SCABIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
CACHETS
(98 = 63 + 35)
CACHETS
(98 = 63 + 35)
ABSCISE
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCHTICK
(98 = 63 + 35)
ACCITES
(98 = 63 + 35)
TACTICS
(98 = 63 + 35)
ASCETIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
SKAITHS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCABIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
TIEBACK
(98 = 63 + 35)
TICTACS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCHTICK
(98 = 63 + 35)
SETBACK
(98 = 63 + 35)
ABSCISE
(98 = 63 + 35)
ABSCISE
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCABIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
BISECTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SHITAKE
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCHTICK
(98 = 63 + 35)
SACHETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
CATCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
CATCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
AITCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCHTIKS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BATCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHAISES
(95 = 60 + 35)
THICKET
(95 = 60 + 35)
BITSETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
ACHIEST
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHAISES
(95 = 60 + 35)
AITCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
ACHIEST
(95 = 60 + 35)
STATICE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SACHETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
ASCITES
(95 = 60 + 35)
CACHETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
CACHETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BATCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCATHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
CACHETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
AITCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
SHTICKS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCATHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
STATICS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BATCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
CATCHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCHTICK
(93 = 58 + 35)
TIEBACK
(92 = 57 + 35)
SETBACK
(92 = 57 + 35)
CACHETS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SETBACK
(92 = 57 + 35)
TIEBACK
(92 = 57 + 35)
SHITAKE
(92 = 57 + 35)
SKAITHS
(92 = 57 + 35)
TICKETS
(91 = 56 + 35)
CAKIEST
(91 = 56 + 35)
SICKEST
(91 = 56 + 35)
SEASICK
(91 = 56 + 35)
CAKIEST
(91 = 56 + 35)
CASKETS
(91 = 56 + 35)

Words within the letters of backstitches

2 letter words in backstitches (13 words)

9 letter words in backstitches (4 words)

10 letter words in backstitches (2 words)

12 letter words in backstitches (1 word)

Words containing the sequence backstitches

Words that start with backstitches (1 word)

Words with backstitches in them (1 word)

Words that end with backstitches (1 word)

Word Growth involving backstitches

Shorter words in backstitches

back backs backstitch

it itch stitch backstitch

he hes itches stitches

it itch itches stitches

it itch stitch stitches

Longer words containing backstitches

(No longer words found)