tatter

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

Verb Forms: tattered, tattering, tatters

To become or cause to become torn and worn.
To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding.
To fall into tatters.

Examples

My hopes began to tatter as my opponent found another bingo.

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

Words With Friends Score: 6

tatter: valid Words With Friends Word