2d6 = 5
Rolling 2 dice, 4 of the 36 outcomes add up to 5 — a 11.11% chance.
Probability
11.11%
Ways for each sum
- Ways to roll it
- 4 / 36
- Probability
- 11.11%
- One roll in
- 9
- This or higher
- 83.33%
- This or lower
- 27.78%
- Average sum
- 7
Nearby sums
Rolls with similar odds
A different number of dice can land on much the same chance.
How to read this
- Two dice do not land evenly. There are six ways to make 7 and only one way to make 2.
- The more dice, the tighter the middle. With six dice almost everything lands near 21, while 6 or 36 turns up about once in 47,000 rolls.
- The average sum is 3.5 per die, because one die averages 3.5.
- Rare is not never — but nor is it due. Roll two dice thirty-six times and there is still roughly a 36% chance you never see a 2.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What are the odds of rolling 5 on 2 dice?
11.11% — 4 of 36 possible rolls, or roughly one roll in 9.
Q. How often do I roll 5 or more?
83.33% of the time. Rolling 5 or less happens 27.78% of the time.
Q. What is the most likely sum with this many dice?
Something near the average of 7. 3 sums come up more often than 5.
Q. Will it definitely turn up if I keep rolling?
No. Each roll is independent of the last. One in 9 is a long-run average, not a schedule.