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 game wasn’t on the scoreboard, but so many people were watching on their phones and on smaller TVs scattered around the arena that the place erupted. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026

Half an hour before the Royals’ home opener Monday, the scoreboard in center field played an instructional video on a new replay challenge system that’s been the talk of the sport for a few days. —Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026

There is something about single digits on a scoreboard that changes things for both teams. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026

Paredes lofted it to left field — deeper this time, off the top of the out-of-town scoreboard for a two-run double, the first puncture of an eventual outpouring. —Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 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