diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_wafv2_web_acl.go b/aws/resource_aws_wafv2_web_acl.go
index fc3e7db7d969..437f4e669b0b 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_wafv2_web_acl.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_wafv2_web_acl.go
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ func resourceAwsWafv2WebACL() *schema.Resource {
 						"name": {
 							Type:         schema.TypeString,
 							Required:     true,
-							ForceNew:     true,
 							ValidateFunc: validation.StringLenBetween(1, 128),
 						},
 						"override_action": {
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ func resourceAwsWafv2WebACLUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 			Scope:            aws.String(d.Get("scope").(string)),
 			LockToken:        aws.String(d.Get("lock_token").(string)),
 			DefaultAction:    expandWafv2DefaultAction(d.Get("default_action").([]interface{})),
-			Rules:            expandWafv2Rules(d.Get("rule").(*schema.Set).List()),
+			Rules:            expandWafv2WebACLRules(d.Get("rule").(*schema.Set).List()),
 			VisibilityConfig: expandWafv2VisibilityConfig(d.Get("visibility_config").([]interface{})),
 		}
 
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_wafv2_web_acl_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_wafv2_web_acl_test.go
index f7bacccda871..7c6af045b510 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_wafv2_web_acl_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_wafv2_web_acl_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,220 @@ func TestAccAwsWafv2WebACL_basic(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				Config: testAccAwsWafv2WebACLConfig_BasicUpdate(webACLName),
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ImportStateIdFunc: testAccAwsWafv2WebACLImportStateIdFunc(resourceName),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccAwsWafv2WebACL_updateRule(t *testing.T) {
+	var v wafv2.WebACL
+	webACLName := acctest.RandomWithPrefix("tf-acc-test")
+	resourceName := "aws_wafv2_web_acl.test"
+	ruleName1 := fmt.Sprintf("%s-1", webACLName)
+	ruleName2 := fmt.Sprintf("%s-2", webACLName)
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAwsWafv2WebACLDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAwsWafv2WebACLConfig_BasicRule(webACLName),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAwsWafv2WebACLExists(resourceName, &v),
+					testAccMatchResourceAttrRegionalARN(resourceName, "arn", "wafv2", regexp.MustCompile(`regional/webacl/.+$`)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "name", webACLName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "description", "Updated"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "scope", wafv2.ScopeRegional),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.0.allow.#", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.0.block.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled", "false"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.metric_name", "friendly-metric-name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled", "false"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "rule.#", "1"),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*", map[string]string{
+						"name":                ruleName1,
+						"priority":            "10",
+						"action.#":            "1",
+						"action.0.allow.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.block.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.count.#":    "1",
+						"visibility_config.#": "1",
+						"visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled": "false",
+						"visibility_config.0.metric_name":                fmt.Sprintf("%s-metric-name-1", webACLName),
+						"visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled":   "false",
+						"statement.#": "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.#":                                 "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.comparison_operator":             "LT",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.field_to_match.#":                "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.field_to_match.0.query_string.#": "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.size":                            "50",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.#":           "2",
+					}),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*.statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.*", map[string]string{
+						"priority": "2",
+						"type":     "CMD_LINE",
+					}),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*.statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.*", map[string]string{
+						"priority": "5",
+						"type":     "NONE",
+					}),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				// Test step to verify additional rule block with first rule block unchanged
+				Config: testAccAwsWafv2WebACLConfig_UpdateRuleNamePriorityMetric(webACLName, ruleName1, ruleName2, 10, 5),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAwsWafv2WebACLExists(resourceName, &v),
+					testAccMatchResourceAttrRegionalARN(resourceName, "arn", "wafv2", regexp.MustCompile(`regional/webacl/.+$`)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "name", webACLName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "description", "Updated"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "scope", wafv2.ScopeRegional),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.0.allow.#", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.0.block.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled", "false"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.metric_name", "friendly-metric-name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled", "false"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "rule.#", "2"),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*", map[string]string{
+						"name":                ruleName1,
+						"priority":            "10",
+						"action.#":            "1",
+						"action.0.allow.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.block.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.count.#":    "1",
+						"visibility_config.#": "1",
+						"visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled": "false",
+						"visibility_config.0.metric_name":                ruleName1,
+						"visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled":   "false",
+						"statement.#": "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.#":                                 "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.comparison_operator":             "LT",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.field_to_match.#":                "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.field_to_match.0.query_string.#": "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.size":                            "50",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.#":           "2",
+					}),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*.statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.*", map[string]string{
+						"priority": "2",
+						"type":     "CMD_LINE",
+					}),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*.statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.*", map[string]string{
+						"priority": "5",
+						"type":     "NONE",
+					}),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*", map[string]string{
+						"name":                ruleName2,
+						"priority":            "5",
+						"action.#":            "1",
+						"action.0.allow.#":    "1",
+						"action.0.block.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.count.#":    "0",
+						"visibility_config.#": "1",
+						"visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled": "false",
+						"visibility_config.0.metric_name":                ruleName2,
+						"visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled":   "false",
+						"statement.#":                                       "1",
+						"statement.0.geo_match_statement.#":                 "1",
+						"statement.0.geo_match_statement.0.country_codes.#": "2",
+					}),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+				ImportStateIdFunc: testAccAwsWafv2WebACLImportStateIdFunc(resourceName),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccAwsWafv2WebACL_UpdateRuleProperties(t *testing.T) {
+	var v wafv2.WebACL
+	webACLName := acctest.RandomWithPrefix("tf-acc-test")
+	resourceName := "aws_wafv2_web_acl.test"
+	ruleName1 := fmt.Sprintf("%s-1", webACLName)
+	ruleName2 := fmt.Sprintf("%s-2", webACLName)
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAwsWafv2WebACLDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAwsWafv2WebACLConfig_UpdateRuleNamePriorityMetric(webACLName, ruleName1, ruleName2, 5, 10),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAwsWafv2WebACLExists(resourceName, &v),
+					testAccMatchResourceAttrRegionalARN(resourceName, "arn", "wafv2", regexp.MustCompile(`regional/webacl/.+$`)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "name", webACLName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "description", "Updated"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "scope", wafv2.ScopeRegional),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.0.allow.#", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.0.block.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled", "false"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.metric_name", "friendly-metric-name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled", "false"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "rule.#", "2"),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*", map[string]string{
+						"name":                ruleName1,
+						"priority":            "5",
+						"action.#":            "1",
+						"action.0.allow.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.block.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.count.#":    "1",
+						"visibility_config.#": "1",
+						"visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled": "false",
+						"visibility_config.0.metric_name":                ruleName1,
+						"visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled":   "false",
+						"statement.#": "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.#":                                 "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.comparison_operator":             "LT",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.field_to_match.#":                "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.field_to_match.0.query_string.#": "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.size":                            "50",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.#":           "2",
+					}),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*.statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.*", map[string]string{
+						"priority": "2",
+						"type":     "CMD_LINE",
+					}),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*.statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.*", map[string]string{
+						"priority": "5",
+						"type":     "NONE",
+					}),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*", map[string]string{
+						"name":                ruleName2,
+						"priority":            "10",
+						"action.#":            "1",
+						"action.0.allow.#":    "1",
+						"action.0.block.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.count.#":    "0",
+						"visibility_config.#": "1",
+						"visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled": "false",
+						"visibility_config.0.metric_name":                ruleName2,
+						"visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled":   "false",
+						"statement.#":                                       "1",
+						"statement.0.geo_match_statement.#":                 "1",
+						"statement.0.geo_match_statement.0.country_codes.#": "2",
+					}),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAwsWafv2WebACLConfig_UpdateRuleNamePriorityMetric(webACLName, ruleName1, ruleName2, 10, 5),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAwsWafv2WebACLExists(resourceName, &v),
 					testAccMatchResourceAttrRegionalARN(resourceName, "arn", "wafv2", regexp.MustCompile(`regional/webacl/.+$`)),
@@ -62,13 +275,17 @@ func TestAccAwsWafv2WebACL_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "rule.#", "2"),
 					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*", map[string]string{
-						"name":             "rule-2",
-						"priority":         "10",
-						"action.#":         "1",
-						"action.0.allow.#": "0",
-						"action.0.block.#": "0",
-						"action.0.count.#": "1",
-						"statement.#":      "1",
+						"name":                ruleName1,
+						"priority":            "10",
+						"action.#":            "1",
+						"action.0.allow.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.block.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.count.#":    "1",
+						"visibility_config.#": "1",
+						"visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled": "false",
+						"visibility_config.0.metric_name":                ruleName1,
+						"visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled":   "false",
+						"statement.#": "1",
 						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.#":                                 "1",
 						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.comparison_operator":             "LT",
 						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.field_to_match.#":                "1",
@@ -85,12 +302,80 @@ func TestAccAwsWafv2WebACL_basic(t *testing.T) {
 						"type":     "NONE",
 					}),
 					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*", map[string]string{
-						"name":             "rule-1",
-						"priority":         "1",
-						"action.#":         "1",
-						"action.0.allow.#": "1",
-						"action.0.block.#": "0",
-						"action.0.count.#": "0",
+						"name":                ruleName2,
+						"priority":            "5",
+						"action.#":            "1",
+						"action.0.allow.#":    "1",
+						"action.0.block.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.count.#":    "0",
+						"visibility_config.#": "1",
+						"visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled": "false",
+						"visibility_config.0.metric_name":                ruleName2,
+						"visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled":   "false",
+						"statement.#":                                       "1",
+						"statement.0.geo_match_statement.#":                 "1",
+						"statement.0.geo_match_statement.0.country_codes.#": "2",
+					}),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAwsWafv2WebACLConfig_UpdateRuleNamePriorityMetric(webACLName, ruleName1, "updated", 10, 5),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAwsWafv2WebACLExists(resourceName, &v),
+					testAccMatchResourceAttrRegionalARN(resourceName, "arn", "wafv2", regexp.MustCompile(`regional/webacl/.+$`)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "name", webACLName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "description", "Updated"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "scope", wafv2.ScopeRegional),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.0.allow.#", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "default_action.0.block.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled", "false"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.metric_name", "friendly-metric-name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled", "false"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "rule.#", "2"),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*", map[string]string{
+						"name":                ruleName1,
+						"priority":            "10",
+						"action.#":            "1",
+						"action.0.allow.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.block.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.count.#":    "1",
+						"visibility_config.#": "1",
+						"visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled": "false",
+						"visibility_config.0.metric_name":                ruleName1,
+						"visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled":   "false",
+						"statement.#": "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.#":                                 "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.comparison_operator":             "LT",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.field_to_match.#":                "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.field_to_match.0.query_string.#": "1",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.size":                            "50",
+						"statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.#":           "2",
+					}),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*.statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.*", map[string]string{
+						"priority": "2",
+						"type":     "CMD_LINE",
+					}),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*.statement.0.size_constraint_statement.0.text_transformation.*", map[string]string{
+						"priority": "5",
+						"type":     "NONE",
+					}),
+					tfawsresource.TestCheckTypeSetElemNestedAttrs(resourceName, "rule.*", map[string]string{
+						"name":                "updated",
+						"priority":            "5",
+						"action.#":            "1",
+						"action.0.allow.#":    "1",
+						"action.0.block.#":    "0",
+						"action.0.count.#":    "0",
+						"visibility_config.#": "1",
+						"visibility_config.0.cloudwatch_metrics_enabled": "false",
+						"visibility_config.0.metric_name":                "updated",
+						"visibility_config.0.sampled_requests_enabled":   "false",
+						"statement.#":                                       "1",
+						"statement.0.geo_match_statement.#":                 "1",
+						"statement.0.geo_match_statement.0.country_codes.#": "2",
 					}),
 				),
 			},
@@ -686,10 +971,10 @@ resource "aws_wafv2_web_acl" "test" {
 `, name)
 }
 
-func testAccAwsWafv2WebACLConfig_BasicUpdate(name string) string {
+func testAccAwsWafv2WebACLConfig_BasicRule(name string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_wafv2_web_acl" "test" {
-  name        = "%s"
+  name        = "%[1]s"
   description = "Updated"
   scope       = "REGIONAL"
 
@@ -698,7 +983,7 @@ resource "aws_wafv2_web_acl" "test" {
   }
 
   rule {
-    name     = "rule-2"
+    name     = "%[1]s-1"
     priority = 10
 
     action {
@@ -728,14 +1013,70 @@ resource "aws_wafv2_web_acl" "test" {
 
     visibility_config {
       cloudwatch_metrics_enabled = false
-      metric_name                = "friendly-rule-metric-name"
+      metric_name                = "%[1]s-metric-name-1"
       sampled_requests_enabled   = false
     }
   }
 
+  visibility_config {
+    cloudwatch_metrics_enabled = false
+    metric_name                = "friendly-metric-name"
+    sampled_requests_enabled   = false
+  }
+}
+`, name)
+}
+
+func testAccAwsWafv2WebACLConfig_UpdateRuleNamePriorityMetric(name, ruleName1, ruleName2 string, priority1, priority2 int) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_wafv2_web_acl" "test" {
+  name        = "%[1]s"
+  description = "Updated"
+  scope       = "REGIONAL"
+
+  default_action {
+    block {}
+  }
+
   rule {
-    name     = "rule-1"
-    priority = 1
+    name     = "%[2]s"
+    priority = %[3]d
+
+    action {
+      count {}
+    }
+
+    statement {
+      size_constraint_statement {
+        comparison_operator = "LT"
+        size                = 50
+
+        field_to_match {
+          query_string {}
+        }
+
+        text_transformation {
+          priority = 5
+          type     = "NONE"
+        }
+
+        text_transformation {
+          priority = 2
+          type     = "CMD_LINE"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    visibility_config {
+      cloudwatch_metrics_enabled = false
+      metric_name                = "%[2]s"
+      sampled_requests_enabled   = false
+    }
+  }
+
+  rule {
+    name     = "%[4]s"
+    priority = %[5]d
 
     action {
       allow {}
@@ -749,7 +1090,7 @@ resource "aws_wafv2_web_acl" "test" {
 
     visibility_config {
       cloudwatch_metrics_enabled = false
-      metric_name                = "friendly-rule-metric-name"
+      metric_name                = "%[4]s"
       sampled_requests_enabled   = false
     }
   }
@@ -760,7 +1101,7 @@ resource "aws_wafv2_web_acl" "test" {
     sampled_requests_enabled   = false
   }
 }
-`, name)
+`, name, ruleName1, priority1, ruleName2, priority2)
 }
 
 func testAccAwsWafv2WebACLConfig_ManagedRuleGroupStatement(name string) string {
diff --git a/aws/wafv2_helper.go b/aws/wafv2_helper.go
index 41186ff40e5d..4c85ed08cbbf 100644
--- a/aws/wafv2_helper.go
+++ b/aws/wafv2_helper.go
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ func wafv2VisibilityConfigSchema() *schema.Schema {
 				"metric_name": {
 					Type:     schema.TypeString,
 					Required: true,
-					ForceNew: true,
 					ValidateFunc: validation.All(
 						validation.StringLenBetween(1, 128),
 						validation.StringMatch(regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+$`), "must contain only alphanumeric hyphen and underscore characters"),