backstitch

1. A stitch made by inserting the needle at the midpoint of a preceding stitch so that the stitches overlap by half lengths.

2. A stitch sewn one stitch length on the front side and two stitch lengths forward on the reverse side to form a solid line of stitching on both sides.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
backstitch	23	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ab	4
ah	5
ai	2
as	2
at	2
ba	4
bi	4
ha	5
hi	5
is	2
it	2
ka	6
ki	6
sh	5
si	2
ta	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abs	5
act	5
ahi	6
ahs	6
ais	3
ait	3
ash	6
ask	7
att	3
bah	8
bas	5
bat	5
bis	5
bit	5
cab	7
cat	5
chi	8
cis	5
has	6
hat	6
hic	8
his	6
hit	6
ich	8
ick	9
its	3
kab	9
kas	7
kat	7
khi	10
kis	7
kit	7
sab	5
sac	5
sat	3
sha	6
sib	5
sic	5
sit	3
ska	7
ski	7
tab	5
tas	3
tat	3
tic	5
tis	3
tit	3
tsk	7
ack	9
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acts	6
ahis	7
aits	4
asci	6
bach	11
back	12
baht	9
bait	6
bash	9
bask	10
bast	6
bath	9
bats	6
batt	6
bias	6
bish	9
bisk	10
bits	6
bitt	6
cabs	8
cash	9
cask	10
cast	6
cats	6
chai	9
chat	9
chia	9
chic	11
chis	9
chit	9
cist	6
hack	13
haik	11
hast	7
hats	7
hick	13
hist	7
hits	7
ichs	9
icks	10
ikat	8
isba	6
itch	9
kabs	10
kats	8
khat	11
khis	11
kist	8
kith	11
kits	8
sack	10
saki	8
sati	4
scab	8
scat	6
sick	10
sika	8
sith	7
skat	8
skit	8
stab	6
stat	4
tabs	6
tach	9
tack	10
tact	6
task	8
tats	4
that	7
this	7
tick	10
tics	6
tits	4
cath	9

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aitch	10
attic	7
backs	13
bahts	10
baith	10
baits	7
basic	9
batch	12
baths	10
batik	11
batts	7
bitch	12
bitts	7
cacti	9
catch	12
chais	10
chats	10
chias	10
chica	12
chick	16
chics	12
chits	10
habit	10
hacks	14
haick	14
haiks	12
hicks	14
ikats	9
khats	12
kiths	12
sahib	10
saith	8
sakti	9
scatt	7
shack	14
shtik	12
stack	11
stich	10
stick	11
tachs	10
tacit	7
tacks	11
tacts	7
thack	14
thick	14
ticks	11
titch	10
caths	10
sitch	10

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
attics	8
batiks	12
battik	12
bhakti	15
chicas	13
chicks	17
habits	11
haicks	15
kitsch	15
schtik	15
shtick	15
static	8
stitch	11
tactic	10
thacks	15
thicks	15
tictac	10

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
battiks	13
bhaktis	16
cattish	12
schtick	18
tachist	12
tactics	11
tictacs	11

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
backstitch	23