3♥ 5♥ J♥ K♥ + A♣ cut = 8 points

8 points. Fifteens 4 · Flush 4

Hand

Cut card

Every scoring combination (hand)
PointsReasonCards
2fifteen5♥ J♥
2fifteen5♥ K♥
4Flush 4-card3♥ 5♥ J♥ K♥
8Total points

What the ace of clubs contributes

Holding 3 of hearts, 5 of hearts, jack of hearts, king of hearts with the ace of clubs as the cut scores 8 points in the hand.

The ace of clubs contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 8 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of diamonds (8 points); ace of hearts (10 points); ace of spades (8 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 8, 12 score the same (including the ace of clubs), and 36 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 8 to 15 points, averaging 10.71 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.

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