3♥ 9♥ J♦ Q♠ + 4♦ cut = 1 points

What the 4 of diamonds contributes

Holding 3 of hearts, 9 of hearts, jack of diamonds, queen of spades with the 4 of diamonds as the cut scores 1 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 4 of diamonds contribute 1 points. The remaining 0 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• his nob: jack of diamonds, 4 of diamonds — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: 4 of clubs (0 points); 4 of hearts (0 points); 4 of spades (0 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 12 possible cuts score less than 1, 4 score the same (including the 4 of diamonds), and 32 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 5 points, averaging 2.29 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.