Definition of bowling

"bowling" in the noun sense

1. bowling

a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them

2. bowling

cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman

3. bowling

the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc

"bowling" in the verb sense

1. bowl

roll (a ball)

2. bowl

hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end

3. bowl

engage in the sport of bowling

"My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"

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Quotations for bowling

Courtship is a fine bowling-green turf, all galloping round and sweethearting, a sunshine holiday in summer time; but when once through matrimony's turnpike, the weather becomes wintry, and some husbands are seized with a cold, aguish fit, to which the faculty give the name of indifference. [ G. A. Stevens ]

bowling in Scrabble®

The word bowling is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters bowling:

BOWLING
(102 = 52 + 50)
BLOWING
(102 = 52 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

blowing, bowling

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word bowling

BOWLING
(102 = 52 + 50)
BOWLING
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BOWLING
(98 = 48 + 50)
BOWLING
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BOWLING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In bowling

BOWLING
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bowling in Words With Friends™

The word bowling is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters bowling:

BOWLING
(134 = 99 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

blowing, bowling

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word bowling

BOWLING
(134 = 99 + 35)
BOWLING
(110 = 75 + 35)
BOWLING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In bowling

BOWLING
(134 = 99 + 35)
BLOWING
(122 = 87 + 35)
BLOWING
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BLOWING
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BOWING
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Words within the letters of bowling

2 letter words in bowling (5 words)

3 letter words in bowling (20 words)

4 letter words in bowling (12 words)

5 letter words in bowling (6 words)

6 letter words in bowling (4 words)

7 letter words in bowling (Anagrams) (2 words)

bowling + 1 blank (3 words)

bowling + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence bowling

Words that start with bowling (1 word)

Words with bowling in them (1 word)

Words that end with bowling (1 word)

Word Growth involving bowling

Shorter words in bowling

ow bow bowl

ow owl bowl

in owling

ow owl owling

Longer words containing bowling

(No longer words found)