tatter

Meanings

Plural: tatters

Noun

a small piece of cloth or paper
A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
A person engaged in tatting.

Verb

To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding.
To fall into tatters.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”).

Synonyms

rag, shred, tag, tag end

Scrabble Score: 6

tatter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tatter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tatter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

tatter is a valid Words With Friends word