4♥ 5♠ J♠ K♦ + K♣ cut = 8 points
8 points. Fifteens 6 · Pairs 2
Hand
Cut card
| Points | Reason | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ J♠ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ K♦ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ K♣ |
| 2 | Pair | K♦ K♣ |
| 8 | Total points | |
What the king of clubs contributes
Holding 4 of hearts, 5 of spades, jack of spades, king of diamonds with the king of clubs as the cut scores 8 points in the hand.
Scoring combinations involving the king of clubs contribute 4 points. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.
- fifteen: 5 of spades, king of clubs — 2 points.
- Pair: king of diamonds, king of clubs — 2 points.
Other available cuts of this rank: king of hearts (8 points); king of spades (9 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.
How this cut compares
For these four held cards, 26 possible cuts score less than 8, 9 score the same (including the king of clubs), and 13 score more.
Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 10 points, averaging 6.81 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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