Yahtzee Score Calculator
Score five dice in every Yahtzee category at once.
Overview
The Yahtzee Score Calculator takes any five-dice hand and returns the score for every category on the scorecard, side by side. Enter your dice (e.g. 3, 3, 4, 5, 6) and see at a glance what you'd score in Ones, Twos, Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, Three of a Kind, Four of a Kind, Full House, Small Straight, Large Straight, Chance, and Yahtzee.
It removes the rule-lookup friction during play and is invaluable for new players learning the scorecard. It's also a handy decision aid: comparing scores across open slots makes it obvious whether to score a hand in Three of a Kind (which counts the dice total) or to use it on the Ones slot (which counts only the ones) when the upper-section bonus is at risk.
How it works
Each category has a precise rule. The upper section (Ones through Sixes) scores the sum of dice matching the category number — five 3s in Threes scores 15. Three of a Kind scores the total of all five dice if at least three match; the same logic for Four of a Kind requires four matching dice. Full House (a triple plus a pair) is a flat 25 points. Small Straight (any four consecutive values) is 30; Large Straight (all five consecutive) is 40. Chance scores the total of all dice with no constraint. Yahtzee (five of a kind) is a flat 50, with an extra 100-point bonus per subsequent Yahtzee.
The calculator scores all categories in one pass and shows zero where the hand doesn't qualify. The upper-section bonus — 35 points if the upper section totals 63 or more — is not awarded per-hand but indicated as a running target so you can plan ahead.
Examples
- Hand
5, 5, 5, 5, 5: Yahtzee for 50, Fives for 25, Three of a Kind for 25, Four of a Kind for 25, Chance for 25. - Hand
2, 3, 4, 5, 6: Large Straight for 40, Small Straight for 30, Chance for 20. - Hand
1, 1, 2, 2, 2: Full House for 25, Threes for 6 (not Three of a Kind because Three of a Kind requires three identical; two 2s and three 1s -> three 1s qualify; Three of a Kind = 8). Twos = 6, Ones = 2. - Hand
6, 6, 6, 6, 5: Four of a Kind for 29, Three of a Kind for 29, Sixes for 24, Chance for 29.
FAQ
Does a Yahtzee count as a full house?
By official rules, no — Yahtzee must be claimed as Yahtzee or in a different open category, but it does not automatically count as a full house unless your local house rules allow it.
What's the upper-section bonus?
35 points if your six upper-section slots total 63 or more — three of each number across the upper section.
How are joker rules handled?
This calculator scores per the standard ruleset; joker rules (extra Yahtzees) are tracked separately in tournament play.
What's the maximum possible score?
With perfect play and lucky rolls, scores above 1500 are theoretically possible thanks to repeated Yahtzee bonuses.
Can the calculator suggest the best category?
This is the score calculator; the Yahtzee Reroll Suggester is the complementary decision tool.