what is a full house in yatzee

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Nature

A full house in Yahtzee is when you roll three dice showing one number and two dice showing another number. It’s worth 25 points in the full house category.

Example

  • 5-5-5-2-2
  • 3-3-6-6-6

What it is not

  • 4 of a kind.
  • A straight.
  • Five of a kind.

Quick note

In Yahtzee, the actual numbers do not matter as long as the roll is a pair plus a three-of-a-kind.

TL;DR: Three of one number + two of another = full house, worth 25 points.