delete vs score out

delete and score out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delete	No	No	Yes	No
score out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, score out is a hyponym of delete; that is, score out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delete:

Other hyponyms of delete include efface, erase, rub out, wipe off, excise, expunge, scratch, strike.

delete (verb)	score out (verb)
cut or eliminate	remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
remove or make invisible