5d6 = 8
Rolling 5 dice, 35 of the 7,776 outcomes add up to 8 — a 0.45% chance.
Probability
0.45%
Ways for each sum
- Ways to roll it
- 35 / 7,776
- Probability
- 0.45%
- One roll in
- 222.17
- This or higher
- 99.73%
- This or lower
- 0.72%
- Average sum
- 17.5
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 8 on 5 dice?
0.45% — 35 of 7,776 possible rolls, or roughly one roll in 222.17.
Q. How often do I roll 8 or more?
99.73% of the time. Rolling 8 or less happens 0.72% of the time.
Q. What is the most likely sum with this many dice?
Something near the average of 17.5. 18 sums come up more often than 8.
Q. Will it definitely turn up if I keep rolling?
No. Each roll is independent of the last. One in 222.17 is a long-run average, not a schedule.