Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ball in hand

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: bal-l in -hand
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In billiards, a circumstance in which a fault by another player, such as a scratch, permits the competitor to take the cue ball in hand and place it anywhere on the table.

Inflected Forms

balls in hand (plural)

Questions

What does ball in hand mean?: In billiards, a circumstance in which a fault by another player, such as a scratch, permits the competitor to take the cue ball in hand and place it anywhere on the table.

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