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The correct spelling is score.
How to pronounce score
/skɔː/
nounIPA: /skɔː/
Say it like: Sco-re
The correct spelling is score. The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game. For example: "The player with the highest score is the winner."
Usage Examples
“The player with the highest score is the winner.”
“The score is 8-1 even though it's not even half-time!”
“The test scores for this class were high.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
- 2.The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
- 3.The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.
- 4.Twenty, 20 (number).
- 5.A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery.
verb
- 1.To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
- 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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