4♣ 5♦ 6♣ Q♥ + 2♠ cut = 7 points

What the 2 of spades contributes

Holding 4 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, 6 of clubs, queen of hearts with the 2 of spades as the cut scores 7 points in the hand.

The 2 of spades contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 7 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of clubs (7 points); 2 of diamonds (7 points); 2 of hearts (7 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 7, 8 score the same (including the 2 of spades), and 40 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 7 to 16 points, averaging 9.69 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.