extra point

noun

: a point gained on a conversion in football

Examples of extra point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Palinkas entered the game as placeholder for her husband Steve Palinkas, the Panthers kicker, on extra points. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Rams head coach Sean McVay elected to go for the tie with an extra point instead of going for a two-point conversion. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Jaylen Wright also fumbled a kick return — before recovering it — and kicker Riley Patterson missed an extra point and had a kickoff fall short of the landing zone. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Hamilton snapped eight times against the Eagles — four punts, two extra points and two field goals. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for extra point

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint

Kids Definition

extra point

noun

: a point scored in football after a touchdown by kicking the ball between the goalposts or advancing it a short distance into the end zone