4♣ 4♥ 5♠ 6♣ + 2♦ cut = 14 points

14 points. Fifteens 6 · Pairs 2 · Runs 6

Hand

Cut card

Every scoring combination (hand)
PointsReasonCards
2fifteen4♣ 5♠ 6♣
2fifteen4♥ 5♠ 6♣
2fifteen2♦ 4♣ 4♥ 5♠
3run of three4♣ 5♠ 6♣
3run of three4♥ 5♠ 6♣
2Pair4♣ 4♥
14Total points

What the 2 of diamonds contributes

Holding 4 of clubs, 4 of hearts, 5 of spades, 6 of clubs with the 2 of diamonds as the cut scores 14 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 2 of diamonds contribute 2 points. The remaining 12 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

  • fifteen: 2 of diamonds, 4 of clubs, 4 of hearts, 5 of spades — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of clubs (14 points); 2 of hearts (14 points); 2 of spades (14 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 4 possible cuts score less than 14, 32 score the same (including the 2 of diamonds), and 12 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 12 to 24 points, averaging 15.54 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.

Score any hand: cribbagecalculator.com/score/{hand}/{cut}, using cards like 5H, TD, JS. Join the four hand cards with hyphens; add ?crib=1 for a crib.

Score another hand

Open the interactive calculator

Try a different cut

Scoring rules · Every possible hand score · Crib and pegging rules