5♣ 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ + 2♦ cut = 20 points

What the 2 of diamonds contributes

Holding 5 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, 5 of hearts, 5 of spades with the 2 of diamonds as the cut scores 20 points in the hand.

The 2 of diamonds contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 20 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of clubs (20 points); 2 of hearts (20 points); 2 of spades (20 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 20, 32 score the same (including the 2 of diamonds), and 16 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 20 to 28 points, averaging 22.67 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.