outscore

verb

out·​score ˌau̇t-ˈskȯr 

outscored; outscoring

transitive verb

: to score more points than

The Cats went on to outscore the Chargers 16-10 in the third and 17-12 in the fourth to win by 16.

—Dick Sparrer

Examples of outscore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New York outscored Boston 39-25 in the third quarter, which would’ve been impressive had the Celtics not doubled them, 39-18, in the opening period. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025

The Huskies started the second half outscoring Butler 6-2, but the Bulldogs suddenly got hot from 3-point range. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025

In their second start, the Heat’s new preferred starting lineup outscored the Raptors by four points in 11 minutes together during Friday’s win. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025

The Mavericks outscored Torrey Pines 13-4 in the fourth quarter and 15-5 in overtime to pull off the win. —John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outscore

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore