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 Sooners got on the scoreboard in the third quarter when Mateer connected with tight end Rocky Beers on a 17-yard touchdown five plays after Stockton threw his first interception of the season. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Austin got on the scoreboard when Ervin Torres and Ilie Sánchez set up Brandon Vázquez in the 71st minute for his first goal this season in his 16th appearance. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

The scoreboard that will decide the next decade of marketing is sitting in public view, and your competitors haven’t found it yet. — Boris Kulakhmetov, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Snodgrass has posted restaurant fixtures for sale on Facebook and Facebook Marketplace, including booths, tables, non-working booth jukeboxes and a scoreboard used in the decor. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 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