Yahtzee
Yaht·zee/ˈjɑːtsi/noun
Yahtzee is spelled Y-A-H-T-Z-E-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (Yaht·zee). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Yahtzee means “In the game of Yahtzee, a five-of-a-kind, where all dice show the same value, which is the highest-scoring combination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Yahtzee is Yahtzees.
How many letters and syllables are in Yahtzee?
| Letters | 7: Y-A-H-T-Z-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Yaht·zee |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Yahtzee?
Yahtzee appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Yahtzee?
- /ˈjɑːtsi/
Yahtzee has 2 syllables, split Yaht·zee in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Yahtzee.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Yahtzee
- Yahtzees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Yahtzee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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
A Nazi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Yahtzee come from?
Trademarked by the Milton Bradley Company in 1956, as an alteration of Yatzie, derived from yacht (see Yacht (dice game)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).