4♥ 7♥ 9♣ J♦ + 10♠ cut = 3 points

What the ten of spades contributes

Holding 4 of hearts, 7 of hearts, 9 of clubs, jack of diamonds with the ten of spades as the cut scores 3 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ten of spades contribute 3 points. The remaining 0 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• run of three: 9 of clubs, ten of spades, jack of diamonds — 3 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: ten of clubs (3 points); ten of diamonds (4 points); ten of hearts (3 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 31 possible cuts score less than 3, 9 score the same (including the ten of spades), and 8 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 6 points, averaging 2.21 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.