SCORE Crossword Clue & Answer

Definition of score

• a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"; a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned"; a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally); 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"; an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later"; gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"; get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"; 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"; make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"; make underscoring marks; the act of scoring in a game or sp