scoreboard

noun

score·​board ˈskȯr-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce scoreboard (audio)
: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match

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Read below for the rest of the NFL scoreboard. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025 Simpson didn’t lead the Alabama offense to a big output on the scoreboard in a 20-9 win, but did have some nice deep-ball highlights and finished with 277 yards and a touchdown on 21-of-35 passing. Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 But Walpole’s speed out of the cage, and all over the field, kept Andover off the scoreboard. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025 Kneeland's photograph was shown on the scoreboard in Empower Field at Mile High in Denver. Staff Author, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scoreboard

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First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scoreboard was in 1826

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“Scoreboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoreboard. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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scoreboard

noun
score·​board ˈskō(ə)r-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce scoreboard (audio)
ˈskȯ(ə)r-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match
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