3d6 = 15
Rolling 3 dice, 10 of the 216 outcomes add up to 15 — a 4.63% chance.
Probability
4.63%
Ways for each sum
- Ways to roll it
- 10 / 216
- Probability
- 4.63%
- One roll in
- 21.6
- This or higher
- 9.26%
- This or lower
- 95.37%
- Average sum
- 10.5
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 15 on 3 dice?
4.63% — 10 of 216 possible rolls, or roughly one roll in 21.6.
Q. How often do I roll 15 or more?
9.26% of the time. Rolling 15 or less happens 95.37% of the time.
Q. What is the most likely sum with this many dice?
Something near the average of 10.5. 8 sums come up more often than 15.
Q. Will it definitely turn up if I keep rolling?
No. Each roll is independent of the last. One in 21.6 is a long-run average, not a schedule.