confines vs scope

confines and scope both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confines	Yes	No	No	No
scope	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scope is a hypernym of confines; that is, scope is a word with a broader meaning than confines:

Other hypernyms of confines include ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach.

confines (noun)	scope (noun)
a bounded scope	electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
	a magnifier of images of distant objects
	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
	the state of the environment in which a situation exists