contend vs score

contend is not a noun while score is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contend	No	No	Yes	No
score	Yes	No	Yes	No

contend (noun)	score (noun)
	the act of scoring in a game or sport
	a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
	a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
	the facts about an actual situation
	a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
	a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
	a set of twenty members
	grounds
	a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
	a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
	an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)

contend (verb)	score (verb)
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
have an argument about something	make underscoring marks
maintain or assert	gain points in a game
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others	get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight	make small marks into the surface of
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available	induce to have sex
	write a musical score for