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If you want to be a good Canasta player you will have to know Canasta Terminology. Below you will find a list of the most commonly used terms in the game of Canasta. Some of them are similar to terms that are used in rummy games.

•    Base – 4 natural cards that have the same exact rank

•    Black Canasta – A canasta that includes 1 to 3 wild cards

•    Black Three – One of either the 3 of spades or the 3 of clubs.

•    Canasta – One meld that features a minimum of 7 matching cards. It is also the name of this game.

•    Forced – The process in which you are forced to take a discard pile if you are able to.

•    Frozen – This term describes the impossibility to take a discard pile unless you have a natural pair.

•    Game – Term used for a minimum point total of 5000 points.

•    Go out – The process of getting rid of all of the cards that you have. You can achieve this by discarding or melding.

•    Go out concealed – You go out concealed if you did not make a meld before and you get rid of all cards in one move.

•    Minimum Count – The needed minimum point value that you need to meet in order to make your first meld.

•    Mixed Canasta – Canasta that contains 1 to 3 wild cards.

•    Natural – One card that is not a wild card. It is also the same name that a canasta that has no wild card has. Sometimes the canasta is known as Natural Canasta.

•    Partner – The player that is in a team with at least another player and will play against other team(s).

•    Prize Pile – One discard pile that at the moment is frozen.

•    Pure Natural – Describes one canasta that includes no wild card. The same canasta can also be known as red canasta.

•    Stop Card – A wild card or a black three that will stop the other player from taking a card from a discard pile when it is discarded.

•    Red Three – 3 of hearts or diamonds, each worth 100 points.

•    Wild Card – One card that you can use instead of any other card. In the game of canasta the wild card is a deuce or a joker.

Make sure that you memorize the Canasta Terminology above so that you can properly understand all the aspects of the game. Do you feel like playing canasta? Read about the canasta strategy and rules.