TILE RUMMY FIELD NOTE 19
Tile Rummy Glossary A–Z
Understand the essential vocabulary for racks, runs, groups, jokers, openings, draws and table manipulation.
Understand the essential vocabulary for racks, runs, groups, jokers, openings, draws and table manipulation.
Core vocabulary
Rack: the holder for a player’s private tiles. Run: consecutive numbers in one colour. Group: the same number in different colours. Meld: any legal run or group. Draw: taking a tile when no move is made.
A practical method
Initial meld: the first qualifying play made from a player’s rack. Extension: adding a tile to an existing meld. Split: dividing a long legal run into two legal runs.
Apply it at the table
Joker: a flexible replacement tile governed by house rules. Home rack: an empty rack at the end of a legal finish.
Good Tile Rummy decisions are visible: every tile has one legal place, every rearrangement has a finished plan.
Practice and continue
Open the Tile Sort practice, compare the wider Indian Rummy guide, or continue with How Runs Work in Tile Rummy.