How many syllables in ninepins?

There are 3 syllables in the word ninepins.

How to pronounce ninepins:

ninepins (noun):: (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman.; a bowling game resembling tenpins played without the headpin or having the nine pins in a diamond-shaped configuration with one pin in the center

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