yahtzee
/ˈjɑːtsi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A probability game where players amass scores depending on the values of the five dice they roll.
noun
In the game of Yahtzee, a five-of-a-kind, where all dice show the same value, which is the highest-scoring combination.
noun
A Nazi.
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Etymology
Trademarked by the Milton Bradley Company in 1956, as an alteration of Yatzie, derived from yacht (see Yacht (dice game)).