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, verb
- A narrow road or path, typically in a rural area or between rows of houses. To guide or direct someone or something, especially in a particular direction. Related: path, way, road, track.
- 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, verb
- Small, usually pointed, objects used for fastening or holding things together, or to attach something to a surface. To fasten or hold something in place with pins. Related: tacks, nails, clips, fasteners.
- ALLEY /ˈæli/ · noun
- A narrow street or passage between buildings, especially one behind or between houses or shops. Related: lane, passage, pathway, byway.
- STRIKE /strɪk/ · noun, verb
- A sudden stoppage of work by employees in protest, or a blow with a sharp object. To hit or come into contact with something suddenly. Related: walkout, protest, boycott, sabotage.
- SPARE /spɛər/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A spare is something extra or additional, or a person who is not playing in a game. To spare something or someone is to save or protect them from harm. Related: extra, additional, reserve, spare part.
- TURKEY /ˈtɜːrki/ · noun
- A large domesticated fowl kept for its meat and feathers, native to North America. A person from Turkey. Related: gobbler, hen, rooster, fowl.
- 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
- A long, narrow channel or groove, especially one in a roof or wall, for carrying off rainwater. A channel or groove in a surface, such as a road or a river, where water collects and flows. Related: channel, groove, drain, culvert.
- SPLIT /splɪt/ · verb, noun
- To divide or separate something into two or more parts. A division or separation of something into two or more parts. Related: divide, separate, rupture, break.
- HOOK /hʊk/ · noun, verb
- A curved or angled piece of metal or other material used for catching or holding something, or a device for catching or holding something, such as a fish. To catch or hold something with a hook. Related: latch, catch, snag, 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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