score

NOUNVERB /skoʊr/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

score is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3O1R1E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does score mean?

NOUN · 11 SENSES
1

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”

2

A seduction culminating in sexual intercourse.

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

NARROWER
3

An amount due (as at a restaurant or bar).

“add it to my score and I'll settle later”

BROADER
4

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

“the score was 7 to 0”

BROADER
5

A set of twenty members.

“a score were sent out but only one returned”

BROADER
6

The act of scoring in a game or sport.

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

BROADER
7

The facts about an actual situation.

“he didn't know the score”

BROADER
8

A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.

“settling a score”

9

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

SYNONYMS
10

Grounds.

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

SYNONYMS
11

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

“what was your score on your homework?”

SYNONYMS
VERB · 7 SENSES
1

Make underscoring marks.

SYNONYMS
2

Get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance.

“She scored high on the SAT”

“He scored a 200”

NARROWER
3

Write a musical score for.

NARROWER
4

Gain points in a game.

“The home team scored many times”

RELATED
5

Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation.

“score the SAT essays”

SYNONYMS
6

Induce to have sex.

“Did you score last night?”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
7

Make small marks into the surface of.

“score the clay before firing it”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
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Anagrams of score

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

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