score vs contend

score is a noun but contend is not a noun.

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

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