Snooker words, in the order you need them
Start with the beginner words and you can follow a match. Each level builds on the one before.
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Words
- Table
- Cue
- Cue ball
- Baize
- Striker
- In-hand
- The D
- Spots
- Red balls
- Coloured balls
- Pot
- Break
- Century break
- Maximum break
- Snooker
- Foul
- Frame
- Match
- Ball on
- Concession
- Safety shot
- Plant
- Free ball
- Respotted black
- Baulk
- Long pot
- Miss
- Push stroke
- Jump shot
- English
- Position play
- Chalk
- Miscue
- Cue ball control
- Screw shot
- Stun shot
- Break building
Rules
- How does a game of snooker work?
- How big is a snooker table, and where do the balls go?
- Who breaks off in snooker, and what if the wrong player does?
- What is the "ball on" in snooker?
- Where does a colour go back if its spot is taken?
- How does a snooker frame end, and what happens in a tie?
- How many points is a foul in snooker?
- After a foul, who plays next in snooker?
- When is a player snookered?
- What is a free ball in snooker?
- What is a "foul and a miss" in snooker?
- Is a jump shot legal in snooker?
- What happens when the cue ball is touching another ball?
- What happens if someone else moves a ball, or nobody can make progress?
- Can a snooker player lose a frame for their behaviour?
- What can a snooker referee tell the players?
- How do doubles and six-reds snooker differ from the standard game?
- How is the Snooker Shootout different?