scoring
adjectivenoun
Of something or someone that scores.
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Adjective 1 meaning
Of something or someone that scores.
“The highest scoring team will win the match.”
Noun 2 meanings
The process of tallying (notching into a piece of wood to keep score).
“The scoring of a tennis match is overseen by a single referee.”
The process of cutting grooves.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Derivative form of score, initially meaning “groove, notch, cut”, stemming from the same root as shear and scar.
Similar and opposite words
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SCORING at a glance
SCORING has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (S 1 + C 3 + O 1 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,832 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with scoring
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- STORING8
- SNORING8
- SCARING10
- SCOPING12
- SHORING11
- SPORING10
- SCOWING13
- SMORING10
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