The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PURL , but the solution may also be SEW which is one of the most recent solution (1981 in New York Times).
Backstitch crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PURL | 50 % | 4 |
| SEW | 50 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Backstitch
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stem stitch
- stab stitch
- running stitch
- chain stitch
- lockstitch
- split stitch
- topstitch
- stitch
- seam
- lock stitch
- pad stitch
- blanket stitch
Crossword Answer definitions
PURL noun- A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
- The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
- An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
- To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge
- An inverted stitch producing ribbing etc
- A heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
- To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
- A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
- A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.
- To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
- To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
- Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic.
- Hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
- A tern.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result PURL
- Kind of stitch
- Knitter's direction
- Reverse stitch
- Knit's reverse
- Knitter's loop
- Knitting stitch
- Stitch in knitting
- Knitting loop
- Basic knitting stitch
- Knit one, ___ two