Tenpins, also known as bowling pins, are the targets bowlers aim to knock down during a game of bowling. A few synonyms for tenpins include kegels, skittles, and ninepins. Kegels is a term used in European bowling and refers to the nine pins used in the game. Skittles is another term, mainly popular in the UK, used to refer to the tenpins. Ninepins is an alternative name used in American nine-pin bowling. These synonyms add variety to the language used in bowling and help to describe the game with variety. Nonetheless, whatever word one may use for the tenpins, knocking them down remains an entertaining challenge.