World Series of Cornhole

Glossary

Popular Cornhole terms and their definitions

Airmail	When a player tosses a bag and it goes directly into the hole without touching the cornhole board.
Foul	Any of the number of violations that occur while playing. See the rules page for a full list of foul violations.
Backstop/Backboard	A bag resting directly behind the hole which stops other bags from sliding off the back.
Four Bagger	When a player makes all four bags into the hole in one inning
Blocker	A bag that comes to rest direcly in front of the hole and blocks other bags from sliding into the hole.
Hanger	A bag that is on the board, but partially hanging into the hole or off the side of the board.
Cancelation	The most popular scoring method for cornhole games in which each team's points cancel each other out.
Inning	Each round in which all players toss all four of their bags.
Push Bag	When a bag pushes another bag that was already onto the board, into the hole.
Cornhole	A tossed bag that goes into the hole worth 3 points.
Slick Woody	A bag that lands on the bottom of the board and slides all the way up the board into the hole.
Dirty Bag	A bag that hits the ground before bouncing onto the board. This is a dead bag and players should see the non-impacting bag and impacting bag rules on the rule page.
Woody	A tossed bag that lands and stays on top of the cornhole board worth 1 point.
Singles	Individuals play alone on a team against another individual on a separate team.
Doubles	Two players are on one cornhole team.
Teams	3-8 players per team competing in a match play structure.
Match Play	Cornhole game structure where 6 games are played, each game is worth a predetermined match point score. At the end of the 6 games, a team wins by scoring all 21 match points.