4♥ 5♦ 6♥ K♥ + K♠ cut = 11 points

11 points. Fifteens 6 · Pairs 2 · Runs 3

Hand

Cut card

Every scoring combination (hand)
PointsReasonCards
2fifteen5♦ K♥
2fifteen5♦ K♠
2fifteen4♥ 5♦ 6♥
3run of three4♥ 5♦ 6♥
2PairK♥ K♠
11Total points

What the king of spades contributes

Holding 4 of hearts, 5 of diamonds, 6 of hearts, king of hearts with the king of spades as the cut scores 11 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the king of spades contribute 4 points. The remaining 7 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

  • fifteen: 5 of diamonds, king of spades — 2 points.
  • Pair: king of hearts, king of spades — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: king of clubs (11 points); king of diamonds (11 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 36 possible cuts score less than 11, 3 score the same (including the king of spades), and 9 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.

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