3♠ 5♥ 8♦ Q♣ + 4♥ cut = 7 points

What the 4 of hearts contributes

Holding 3 of spades, 5 of hearts, 8 of diamonds, queen of clubs with the 4 of hearts as the cut scores 7 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 4 of hearts contribute 5 points. The remaining 2 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: 3 of spades, 4 of hearts, 8 of diamonds — 2 points.
• run of three: 3 of spades, 4 of hearts, 5 of hearts — 3 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: 4 of clubs (7 points); 4 of diamonds (7 points); 4 of spades (7 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 44 possible cuts score less than 7, 4 score the same (including the 4 of hearts), and 0 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 2 to 7 points, averaging 4.33 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.