Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

candlepin bowling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-dlepin bowl-ing
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of bowling popular in New England, with tall, narrow pins.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They have twelve lanes of candlepin bowling with cranky automatic pinsetters that usually take the last three days of the week off […]"

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

bowling candlepins

Questions

What does candlepin bowling mean?: A type of bowling popular in New England, with tall, narrow pins.

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