Definition of score

"score" in the noun sense

1. mark, grade, score

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance

"she made good marks in algebra"

"grade A milk"

"what was your score on your homework?"

2. score, musical score

a written form of a musical composition parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages

"he studied the score of the sonata"

3. score

a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest

"the score was 7 to 0"

4. score

a set of twenty members

"a score were sent out but only one returned"

5. score, account

grounds

"don't do it on my account"

"the paper was rejected on account of its length"

"he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"

6. score

the facts about an actual situation

"he didn't know the score"

7. score

an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar

"add it to my score and I'll settle later"

8. score, scotch

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

9. grudge, score, grievance

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

"holding a grudge"

"settling a score"

10. score

the act of scoring in a game or sport

"the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"

11. sexual conquest, score

a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse

"calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"

"score" in the verb sense

1. score, hit, tally, rack up

gain points in a game

"The home team scored many times"

"He hit a home run"

"He hit .300 in the past season"

2. score, nock, mark

make small marks into the surface of

"score the clay before firing it"

3. score, mark

make underscoring marks

4. score

write a musical score for

5. seduce, score, make

induce to have sex

"Harry finally seduced Sally"

"Did you score last night?"

"Harry made Sally"

6. score

get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance

"She scored high on the SAT"

"He scored a 200"

7. grade, score, mark

assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

"grade tests"

"score the SAT essays"

"mark homework"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for score

Slander leaves a score behind. [ Proverb ]

He that to ancient wreaths can bring no more
From his own worth, dies bankrupt on the score. [ Cleveland ]

I have this while with leaden thoughts been pressed;
But I shall, in a more continuate time,
Strike off this score of absence. [ William Shakespeare ]

As often as you do wrong, justice has you on the score. [ Proverb ]

One single positive weighs more. You know, than negatives a score. [ Prior ]

Charity will rather wipe out the score than inflame the reckoning. [ Proverb ]

Thou hast most traitorously corrupted the youth of the realm in erecting a grammar school; and whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used, and contrary to the king, his crown and dignity, thou hast built a paper-mill. [ William Shakespeare ]

score in Scrabble®

The word score is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters score:

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score in Words With Friends™

The word score is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Word Growth involving score

Shorter words in score

or ore core

re ore core

Longer words containing score

fourscore

outscore outscored

outscore outscores

overscore overscored

overscore overscorer overscorers

overscore overscores

rescore prescore prescored

rescore prescore prescores

rescore rescored prescored

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scoreboard scoreboards

scorebook scorebooks

scorecard scorecards

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scorekeep scorekeeper scorekeepers

scorekeep scorekeeping

scorekept

scoreless

scoreline scorelines

scorepad scorepads

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threescore

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