Yahtzee

Yaht·zee
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/ˈjɑːtsi/

proper noun

A probability game where players amass scores depending on the values of the five dice they roll.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. diceA probability game where players amass scores depending on the values of the five dice they roll.
nounYahtzee (plural Yahtzees)

plural Yahtzees

  1. In the game of Yahtzee, a five-of-a-kind, where all dice show the same value, which is the highest-scoring combination.

    I didn't want to run blindly into that caldera and hope for Yahtzee.

    2015, Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer, page 434
  2. InterneteuphemisticA Nazi.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

* Trademarked by the Milton Bradley Company in 1956, as an alteration of Yatzie, derived from yacht (see Yacht (dice game)). * (Nazi): Chosen for the rhyme.

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Translations

Polish kości
  • kościprobability game
Cite this entry
APA

Yahtzee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yahtzee

MLA

“Yahtzee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yahtzee. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yahtzee,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yahtzee.

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