Score

/skɔː/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of Score

noun

  1. The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.

    "The player with the highest score is the winner."

  2. The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.

    "The score is 8-1 even though it's not even half-time!"

  3. The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.

    "The test scores for this class were high."

  4. Twenty, 20 (number).

    "Some words have scores of meanings."

  5. A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery.

verb

  1. To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.

    "The baker scored the cake so that the servers would know where to slice it."

  2. To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.
  3. To obtain something desired.
  4. To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.

interjection

  1. Acknowledgement of success

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Exact Anagrams

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28 words can be made from the letters in "score":

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