scoring
adjective, noun, verb
scoring is spelled S-C-O-R-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,875th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, scoring means “Of something or someone that scores” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scoring?
| Letters | 7: S-C-O-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 23 times per million words; the 3,875th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is scoring?
Scoring appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,875th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce scoring?
Scoring has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of scoring
- scorings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scoring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of something or someone that scores.
The highest scoring team will win the match.
noun
- 1
The process of keeping score in a sport or contest.
The scoring of a tennis match is overseen by a single referee.
- 2
The process of winning points in a sport or contest.
Scoring a basket in basketball is worth two or three points.
- 3
The process of giving a score, such as a grade.
- 4
The process of cutting grooves into food, such as bread or meat (for meat, often a square grid), before baking in the oven.
- 5
The action of scratching paper or other material to make it easier to fold.
- 6
A deep groove made by glacial action or similar.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of score
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scoring come from?
Derivative form of score, initially meaning “groove, notch, cut”, stemming from the same root as shear and scar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).