Yahtzee

English

Etymology

Trademarked by the Milton Bradley Company in 1956, as an alteration of "Yatzie", derived from yacht (see Yacht (dice game)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑːtsi/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: Yaht‧zee

Proper noun

Yahtzee

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

Noun

Yahtzee (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.
2. (slang, Internet) A Nazi

See also

• Crag
• Generala
• poker dice
• Yacht
• yatzy