Earn
Overtake
Overtake verb - To move fast enough to get even with.
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Nearby Words: overtaking, overtaken
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The more they've got so far, the more points they can earn, but if they mess up the leading team can finish with fewer points than they started with, allowing the trailing team to overtake them.
Source: Golden Snitch
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