Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenpin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: ten-pin
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the bottle-shaped targets used in tenpin bowling.

Countable

noun

The game of tenpin bowling.

Uncountable

Etymology

ten + pin

Usage

Inflected Forms

tenpins (plural) ten-pin (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

skittle

Questions

What does tenpin mean?: Any of the bottle-shaped targets used in tenpin bowling.
Where does tenpin come from?: ten + pin

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