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

The Buccaneers added to the scoreboard with a 34-yard field goal. — AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

From there, both teams were trading blows, and the lead, on the scoreboard. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Here is the schedule and scoreboard for Week 11 games for Orlando area high school football teams. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

But lighting up the scoreboard against Seattle is an entirely different proposition. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 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