scoreboard

noun

score·​board ˈskȯr-ˌbȯrd 

: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match

Examples of scoreboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, the company has been renamed The Primary, pivoting to a system in which journalists are ranked on a digital scoreboard by the expertise of a large language model. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

The apple next to Citi Field’s scoreboard had swapped out the Mets logo for Gotham’s. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Keeping the party going after the final whistle Don’t let the experience end when the scoreboard goes dark. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Posey didn’t build his legacy as a player by ignoring the scoreboard. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scoreboard

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard

Kids Definition

scoreboard

noun

score·​board ˈskō(ə)r-ˌbō(ə)rd 

ˈskȯ(ə)r-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match