2♠ 3♦ 3♠ Q♥ + K♥ cut = 10 points

What the king of hearts contributes

Holding 2 of spades, 3 of diamonds, 3 of spades, queen of hearts with the king of hearts as the cut scores 10 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the king of hearts contribute 4 points. The remaining 6 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: 2 of spades, 3 of diamonds, king of hearts — 2 points.
• fifteen: 2 of spades, 3 of spades, king of hearts — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: king of clubs (10 points); king of diamonds (10 points); king of spades (10 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 20 possible cuts score less than 10, 12 score the same (including the king of hearts), and 16 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 12 points, averaging 9.50 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.