score vs assess

assess vs score

score is a noun but assess is not a noun.

score and assess both are verbs.

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

As verbs, assess is a hypernym of score; that is, assess is a word with a broader meaning than score:

score: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
assess: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

Other hypernyms of score include appraise, evaluate, measure, valuate, value.

score (noun)	assess (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)

score (verb)	assess (verb)
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation	evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
make underscoring marks	estimate the value of (property) for taxation
gain points in a game	set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance	charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
make small marks into the surface of
induce to have sex
write a musical score for

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