Press “Roll Dice” to roll five six-sided dice; the total is between 5 and 30. The chance of all five matching in a single throw (a Yahtzee) is 6/7776 = 1/1296, about 0.077%.
Quick facts
- Dice
- 5 six-sided dice (5d6)
- Total range
- 5 – 30
- Average total
- 17.5
- Most likely total
- 17 and 18 (≈ 10.03% each)
- Yahtzee in one throw
- 1/1296 ≈ 0.077%
- Randomness
- Cryptographic, every face equally likely
Games played with five dice
- Yahtzee / Yatzy: up to three rolls per turn, chasing full houses, straights and Yahtzees.
- Generala: a five-dice game popular in Latin America, similar to Yahtzee.
- Poker dice: build poker hands from dice faces.
Yahtzee odds
Five of a kind in one throw is 1/1296. With the usual three rolls per turn, keeping the most common number each time, the chance of a Yahtzee in a turn rises to about 4.6%.
Is Zar Salla a fair dice roller?
Yes. Results come from your browser’s cryptographic random number generator (Web Crypto API, crypto.getRandomValues), and rejection sampling gives every face exactly the same probability. Nothing is sent to a server, nothing is decided in advance and no roll depends on the previous one.
Just like real dice, short streaks of the same number are normal. As you roll more, each face’s share gets closer to the expected value — you can watch this yourself in the “Stats” tab.
How many dice do you want to roll?
Frequently asked questions
How many dice are used in Yahtzee?
Five six-sided dice.
What are the odds of five of a kind?
In one throw, 6/7776 = 1/1296 ≈ 0.077%.
What is the average total of five dice?
5 × 3.5 = 17.5.
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