extra point

noun

: a point gained on a conversion in football

Examples of extra point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The official account of the Texas athletic department posted a video late on Saturday showing the student section absolutely losing their minds as Texas scored the tying touchdown, which would be followed by the game-winning extra point. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

After the Eagles scored a touchdown and added an extra point to push their lead back to 8, the Commanders reached the end zone again with about a minute left. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Albano scored the only touchdown of the game for the Whippets on a 30-yard run in the first quarter (with Pezzino kicking the extra point). — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026

That backs up the extra point try 15 yards, and Brandon Aubrey misses. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 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