| Sign off in game | No interest in looking for slam. Suggests a hand with values in the splinter suit that has been worsened, or at least not improved, by the bid. |
| Cue-bid | A hand that's interested in co-operating, but doesn't want to take immediate control with Blackwood, jumping to slam, etc. Might be, for instance, a minimum hand but with nothing wasted in the splinter suit. Further continuations might include taking control (if holding a suitable hand) or making further cue bids (co-operating, but not promising further extras). |
| Blackwood-like bids | taking control, looking for slam. |