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scoreless

adjective

score·​less ˈskȯr-ləs How to pronounce scoreless (audio)
: having no score

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Both teams were 2 for 2 on the penalty kill in a scoreless first period, which was mostly due to Gustavsson. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025 This game was scoreless for nearly 38 minutes until Cale Makar found the breakthrough for the Avalanche. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025 The Yellow Jackets played in back-to-back Clinic Bowls tying MBA in a scoreless game in 1956 and doing the same against Hillsboro in 1957. Mike Organ, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025 Bella Devey finally broke the scoreless tie in the 82nd minute off an assist from Riley Kennedy, setting the stage for the Horned Frogs’ late heroics. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scoreless

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scoreless was in 1885

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“Scoreless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoreless. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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