Writers employ the word “score” in a variety of senses, enriching their language with layers of meaning. Sometimes it functions as a basis for decision or judgment—as when a character acts “on the score of health” [1] or manages affairs “on that score” [2]—while in other contexts it quantifies, serving as a unit equal to twenty or simply indicating a multitude, as in “four score of helms” [3] or “a score of candles” [4]. The term also appears in specialized settings, referring to musical notation, as seen when a composer sends his “score” to a publisher [5, 6], or in competitive scenarios where it tabulates points or marks achievement [7]. Such diverse usage underscores the word’s flexibility and its capacity to convey everything from abstract justification to concrete measurement.