extra point

noun

: a point gained on a conversion in football

Examples of extra point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the 49ers scored a fourth-quarter touchdown to take the lead, Chenal blocked the extra point attempt and kept the Chiefs’ deficit at three points (16-13). — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

Entering the game, Van Andel had been 2 of 2 on field-goal attempts and 11 of 11 on extra points. — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Woodring’s extra point kick, his fifth of the game, made the score 38-6 and set a new SEC record for most consecutive extra point kicks made without a miss (201). — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Normally reliable kicker Eddy Pineiro missed two extra points, and San Francisco also had a punt deflect off the foot of Siran Neal, giving Arizona the ball back and leading to a touchdown that cut the lead to 23-20 early in the fourth quarter. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 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