Strike setting is a term used in bowling to describe the arrangement of pins at the start of a frame. The two crossword solutions for this term are LANE and ALLEY. LANE is a four letter word that refers to the long, narrow path on which a bowler rolls the ball. Alley is a five letter word that refers to the area in which the pins are set up. Both terms are used to describe the setting of the pins before a bowler takes their turn.