Bowling Word Search
Play a Bowling word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: LANE, BALL, PINS, ALLEY, STRIKE, SPARE, TURKEY, FRAME, GUTTER, SPLIT, HOOK, CURVE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Bowling word list, defined
- LANE /leɪn/ · noun
- A lane is a narrow road, path, or passageway, especially one bounded by hedges, walls, or other barriers. On a road or track, it may also refer to one of several parallel strips reserved for traffic or competitors. Related: path, track, alley, passage.
- BALL /bɔːl/ (British), /bɔːl/ or /bɑːl/ (US) · noun
- A solid or hollow spherical or roughly spherical object, used especially in games and sports; also a large formal dance event. Related: sphere, globe, orb, spheroid.
- PINS /pɪnz/ · noun (plural), verb (third-person singular present tense)
- Pins are small, slender objects with a pointed end, used to fasten, secure, mark, or decorate things. As a verb, pins means fastens with a pin or holds something firmly in place. Related: tacks, fasteners, nails, brooches.
- ALLEY /ˈæli/ · noun
- A narrow street or passage between buildings, especially one behind or between houses or shops. Related: lane, passage, pathway, byway.
- STRIKE /straɪk/ · noun and verb
- To strike is to hit or make forceful contact with something, or to cause something to happen suddenly and forcefully. The word also means to refuse to work as a group and, in various contexts, to cross something out, move suddenly, realize something, or begin a new phase such as striking a match. Related: hit, beat, batter, smash.
- SPARE /speə(r)/ (British), /spɛr/ (US) · adjective, noun, and verb
- Spare means additional to what is required, available for use, or unnecessary; it can also mean limited, bare, or plain. As a noun, it denotes an extra or reserve item, and as a verb, it means to refrain from using or harming someone, to forgive, or to give something. Related: available, extra, surplus, unused.
- TURKEY /ˈtɜːki/ (British English), /ˈtɝːki/ (American English) · noun
- A large game bird of the pheasant family, native to North America and raised in many countries for its meat. The flesh of this bird is also called turkey. Related: fowl, poultry, gobbler.
- FRAME /freɪm/ · noun, verb
- A rigid structure that surrounds or supports something, such as a picture, window, or building. As a verb, to frame means to construct or compose something within defined limits, or, in criminal contexts, to deliberately incriminate an innocent person by fabricating evidence. Related: structure, framework, border, skeleton.
- GUTTER /ˈɡʌtər/ · noun; verb
- A gutter is a narrow channel, especially one at the edge of a roof or beside a road, that carries rainwater or other liquid away. The word can also refer figuratively to a degraded or marginal condition, and contemptibly to a disreputable person. Related: drain, channel, trough, downspout.
- SPLIT /splɪt/ · verb, noun, adjective
- To divide something into two or more parts, separate people or groups, or break or crack something. As a noun, it means an act or instance of dividing or separating; as an adjective, it describes something divided, separated, or evenly balanced. Related: divide, separate, part, cleave.
- HOOK /hʊk/ · noun and verb
- A hook is a curved or angled fastening device, or a sharply curved implement used for catching, gripping, or holding something. As a verb, it means to catch, fasten, pull, or attract something with a hook. Related: catch, fastener, lure, clasp.
- CURVE /kɜːrv/ · noun, verb
- A smoothly bending line or surface that deviates gradually from being straight; as a verb, to bend or swerve in a smooth continuous shape. Related: bend, arc, curl, swerve.
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