perfect score
noun
chiefly US
: the number of points that someone can get for answering all the questions correctly on a test, exam, etc.
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If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The Greek capital, which is home to over three million residents and welcomes upwards of seven million tourists a year, received a perfect score of 20 out of 20 from the study.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Fort Worth uses a demerit system, with zero being a perfect score.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
Most received high marks, with 68 achieving a perfect score.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The Greek capital, which is home to over three million residents and welcomes upwards of seven million tourists a year, received a perfect score of 20 out of 20 from the study.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Fort Worth uses a demerit system, with zero being a perfect score.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
Most received high marks, with 68 achieving a perfect score.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Perfect score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20score. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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