Definition of YATTER

yatter

Plural: yatters

Noun

  • Natter; prattle; mindless chatter.

Verb

Verb Forms: yattered, yattering, yatters

  • To talk idly or incessantly; to jabber.
  • To natter; to prattle; to chatter mindlessly.

Examples

  • My opponent liked to YATTER endlessly, trying to distract me from my Scrabble strategy.

Origin / Etymology

Imitative, perhaps from/suggested by yap/yammer + chatter. Cognate with Scots yatter, yater (“to nag, chide”), Norwegian Nynorsk jaddre (“to jabber”).

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 8

yatter: valid Words With Friends Word