Yahtzee
/ˈjɑːtsi/
"yahtzee" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Yahtzee” is uncommon English (frequency #68,771 among 2,763 “Y” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,771
- frequency rank, English
- 2,763
- “Y” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A probability game where players amass scores depending on the values of the five dice they roll.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Yahtzee |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈjɑːtsi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #68,771 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Yahtzee” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Yahtzee is uncommon English at frequency #68,771 among 2,763 “Y” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈjɑːtsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A probability game where players amass scores depending on the values of the five dice they roll.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Yahtzee in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Trademarked by the Milton Bradley Company in 1956, as an alteration of Yatzie, derived from yacht (see Yacht (dice game)). The correct English form is Yahtzee, spelled Y-A-H-T-Z-E-E.
Definition
- 1A probability game where players amass scores depending on the values of the five dice they roll.
Etymology
Trademarked by the Milton Bradley Company in 1956, as an alteration of Yatzie, derived from yacht (see Yacht (dice game)).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Yahtzee”
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- The one correct English spelling is Y-A-H-T-Z-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.