Yahtzee

Meanings

Proper Noun

• 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.

Origin

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