Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- TURKEY
- Three strikes in a row earns a turkey, the name dates to at least the 19th century, when a live bird was sometimes the prize at holiday bowling events.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CHALK
- Billiards players rub a small cube of chalk on the tip of the cue before each shot to reduce miscues and keep the tip gripping the ball cleanly.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- FRAME
- A standard ten-pin bowling game is divided into ten frames, with the tenth allowing up to three balls if a strike or spare is thrown.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SCRATCH
- In billiards, pocketing the cue ball is called a scratch, in bowling, a scratch player is one who competes without a handicap adjustment.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Bowling & billiards word search, free and large-print. Pins at the end of a polished lane, felt glowing green under the light.
About Bowling & Billiards
Something's deeply satisfying about the thump of a bowling ball rolling down a lacquered lane and the clean crash of the pins scattering. Across the room, the billiards table waits under a low lamp, the soft green felt, the bright click of cue on ball, the careful geometry of every shot. Both games reward patience and a steady hand, and both have drawn friends together for generations in alleys, halls, and rec rooms across America.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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