Rack's top number
Fifteen-ball is a pool game where players sink balls numbered one through fifteen, scoring points equal to each ball's number.
The player who reaches a majority of the total points (61 of 120) wins.
Unlike eight-ball or nine-ball, fifteen-ball rewards strategic shot selection—high-numbered balls are worth more.
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Rack's top number
Fifteen-ball is a pool game where players sink balls numbered one through fifteen, scoring points equal to each ball's number.
The player who reaches a majority of the total points (61 of 120) wins.
Unlike eight-ball or nine-ball, fifteen-ball rewards strategic shot selection—high-numbered balls are worth more.
1. pool — rack, Frame for holding items; break (Interrupt continuity); cue (Trigger for action); billiards (Cue-and-ball table game); triangle · pocket · stripe · solid · table · chalk · felt · run · english · bank shot
2. scoring — point value, Assigned scoring amount; numbered (Assigned figures for order); counting (Determining quantity sequentially); rotation (Turning on an axis); call shot · run out · maximum · tally
BALL NUMBER/POSITION IN SETfifteen-ball ≠ solid Firm matter state; solid ball · three-ball · low ball · four-ball
BALL TYPE/FUNCTIONfifteen-ball ≠ cue ball Unmarked billiard striker; white ball · striker
fifteen, ball, five, fifth, fifteenth, balls, balled, balling, ballroom
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/fifteen-ball