Lesson 5: Competitive Bidding (9-12)
Handout 1

Bridge Wordsearch

Create a wordsearch or crossword puzzle using Bridge terminology below. Share your puzzle with a partner.

 

minor suit           clubs and diamonds
book                 first six tricks
contract             the final bid
major                hearts and spades
singleton            one card in a suit
game                 3NT, 4 hearts, 4 spades, 5 clubs, 5 diamonds
strain                  the suit or no trump specified in a bid            
level                   the number of tricks a player contracts to take over book
responder           opener's partner
balanced hand    a hand with no voids, singletons, and no more than one doubleton
void                   no cards in a suit
doubleton           two cards in a suit
HCP                   high-card points
opener               the first person to make a bid
pass                  a bid indicating the player does not want to bid
trump                 the suit named in the contract
lead                   the first card played to any trick
honor                 top four cards in a suit,
finesse               an attempt to win a trick by a card that does not rank as high as one held by opponents.
auction               bidding for the contract
double               a bid to double the score or penalties if a contract is made or set