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Yahtzee

Syllables: Yaht·zee/ˈjɑːtsi/

Yahtzee proper noun: a probability game where players amass scores depending on the values of the five dice they roll.

Proper noun

Yahtzee

  1. 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.
    • 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. (Internet, euphemistic) A Nazi.

Forms of Yahtzee

pluralYahtzees

Origin of Yahtzee

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

Questions about Yahtzee

What does Yahtzee mean?
Yahtzee means a probability game where players amass scores depending on the values of the five dice they roll.
What part of speech is Yahtzee?
Yahtzee can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Yahtzee?
Yahtzee is pronounced /ˈjɑːtsi/.

Words near Yahtzee in the dictionary

  1. yahrzeit
  2. yahrzeit candle
  3. yahrzeit candles
  4. yahrzeits
  5. yahs
  6. Yahtzee
  7. Yahtzees
  8. Yahu
  9. Yahuah
  10. Yahud
  11. Yahudi

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