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billiards

2 syllables

Quick answer

As a noun, billiards means a two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

Meanings of billiards

3 meanings

gamesUKA two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.
gamesUSAny of various games played on a tabletop, usually with several balls, one or more of which is hit by a cue.
Any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

Plural of billiard

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

UKA two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

USAny of various games played on a tabletop, usually with several balls, one or more of which is hit by a cue.

Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word12 points before bonuses.9 letters.