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Printable Yahtzee Score Sheet

The full scorecard — all 13 categories, the upper-section bonus and the Yahtzee bonus — for up to five players on one A4 page. Free, no ads, no signup.

How Yahtzee scoring works

A game is 13 rounds. On your turn you roll five dice up to three times, keeping any dice you like between rolls. Then you must write a score into exactly one empty category — and if nothing fits, you have to sacrifice a category with a zero. Choosing what to burn is where the game lives.

Upper section. Aces through Sixes score the sum of the matching dice only: three 4s and two 2s scored in Fours is 12. If your six upper boxes total 63 or more — that's an average of three-of-each — you earn the +35 bonus. Chasing that bonus is usually worth it: four-of-a-kind in fives or sixes early makes the whole section comfortable.

Lower section. Three of a Kind and Four of a Kind require the matching dice but score the total of all five. Full House (three of one number plus two of another) is a flat 25. Small Straight (four in a row, e.g. 2-3-4-5) is 30; Large Straight (five in a row) is 40. Chance is the sum of all five dice, no requirements — the classic dumping ground for a bad turn. And Yahtzee, five of a kind, scores 50.

Extra Yahtzees. Roll a second Yahtzee when your Yahtzee box already holds a 50 and you score a +100 bonus (tally it in the bonus row), then score the dice in another box under the joker rules: fill the matching upper box if it's open, otherwise any lower box (a joker Yahtzee counts as a Full House or Straight for those flat scores). If your Yahtzee box holds a zero, there's no bonus — but the joker placement still applies.

Totals. Add the upper section plus its bonus, add the lower section plus any Yahtzee bonuses, and the highest grand total wins. A solid game lands around 250; anything over 300 deserves a photo of the sheet.

CategoryHow to scoreP1P2P3P4P5
Name
Upper section
Aces (1s)Total of 1s
Twos (2s)Total of 2s
Threes (3s)Total of 3s
Fours (4s)Total of 4s
Fives (5s)Total of 5s
Sixes (6s)Total of 6s
Upper totalAdd the six boxes
Bonus+35 if 63 or more
Upper total + bonus
Lower section
Three of a KindTotal of all 5 dice
Four of a KindTotal of all 5 dice
Full House25
Small Straight30 (run of 4)
Large Straight40 (run of 5)
YAHTZEE50 (5 of a kind)
ChanceTotal of all 5 dice
Yahtzee bonus+100 each (tally)
Lower total
GRAND TOTALUpper + lower

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