Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scoreless

/skˈɔɹləs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: score-less
IPA: /skˈɔɹləs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

With no points or goals etc having been scored.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Germanic *skurō Old Norse skorder. Old English scoru Middle English score English score Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English scoreless From score + -less.

Derived Forms

scorelessness

Phrases

scoreless draw scoreless tie

Frequently Paired Words

goalless

Synonyms

goalless hitless pointless

Questions

How do you pronounce scoreless?: The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɔɹləs/.
What does scoreless mean?: With no points or goals etc having been scored.
Where does scoreless come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Germanic *skurō Old Norse skorder. Old English scoru Middle English score English score Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English scoreless From score + -less.

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