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Yahtzee

YAHT-see
name
1
A dice game in which players roll five dice and score points for various combinations.
"We played a few rounds of Yahtzee after dinner."
noun
1
In that game, a roll where all five dice show the same number — the highest-scoring combination.
"She rolled a Yahtzee on her very first turn and couldn't stop celebrating."

How to Use Yahtzee

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In plain EnglishA classic dice game, or the top-scoring five-of-a-kind roll within it.

Common pairings
roll a Yahtzee play Yahtzee

Word Forms

Yahtzees plural

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Etymology

Trademarked by Milton Bradley in 1956; the name is an alteration of an earlier name tied to "yacht," from a dice game once played on yachts.

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