Odds of rolling 7 on 2d6

The peak of the two-dice triangle.

Chance per roll
16.67%

6 of the 36 ways 2 6-sided dice land add up to 7 — about one roll in 6.0. Among the 11 totals 2d6 can make, that is the likeliest total.

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Every total 2d6 can roll, with 7 picked out. The peak is 7 at 16.67%.

Exactly 7, or past it?

Plenty of games ask you to beat a number rather than hit it, and the two are not close.

Exactly 716.67%
7 or more58.33%
7 or less58.33%

The 6 ways to make it

Every one of them, which is the whole proof of the figure above — count the rows, divide by 36.

Other rolls worth knowing

Need a pool that isn’t here? The calculator takes any number of dice with any number of sides. If you are asking because of a board, what the 7 is worth in Catan is a different question with a different answer.

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