Badminton is a popular sport that requires two players or teams to hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a NET. The two items necessary for playing badminton are a racquet and a NET. A racquet is a piece of sporting equipment used to hit the shuttlecock, and it typically has seven letters. A NET is a barrier that divides the court in half and is used to determine whether the shuttlecock has been hit over the NET or not. It typically has three letters.