A splinter bid is a double-jump in a new suit, showing a singleton or void in that suit. It indicates 4-card support and slam interest.

A Splinter Bid is a convention whereby a double-jump bid in a side-suit indicates a trump fit and a singleton or void in the suit bid. It can be made by either the opener or the responder.

The splinter bid is a useful addition to any pairs’ bidding arsenal. It is a specialized type of raise that sometimes allows a partnership to bid a game or slam that might otherwise be missed.

Splinters work in exactly the same way with minor suits but be careful if the Splinter bid takes you over the 3NT barrier and also one would ALWAYS show a 4+ card major suit before …

Splinter Bid - A method of using an unnecessary artificial jump in a side suit, generally to show a 4+ major trump support and a singleton or void in the bid suit.

The splinter bid was invented by Dorothy Hayden Truscott to show a singleton or void and trump support for partner. The most common splinter bid is the double jump shift:

Splinter bid In the card game "contract bridge", a splinter bid is a convention whereby a double jump response in a side-suit indicates excellent support (at least four cards), a singleton or …

What on Earth is a Splinter BID? A Splinter BID is bridge’s way of saying, “Partner, I’m super excited about your suit, I’ve got the points for slam exploration, but I have this one suit that’s …

When opening one of a major, a splinter bid shows 3/4 card support for the major suit bid and usually 13+ Working HCP and a SST=0-‐3 for both partners.

If they really want to improve, it is necessary to master a certain number of bidding conventions, and be prepared both to play them and play against them. This ebooklet covers Splinter Bids.