5♣ 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ + K♠ cut = 28 points

28 points. Fifteens 16 · Pairs 12

Hand

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Every scoring combination (hand)
Points	Reason	Cards
2	fifteen	5♣ K♠
2	fifteen	5♦ K♠
2	fifteen	5♥ K♠
2	fifteen	5♠ K♠
2	fifteen	5♣ 5♦ 5♥
2	fifteen	5♣ 5♦ 5♠
2	fifteen	5♣ 5♥ 5♠
2	fifteen	5♦ 5♥ 5♠
2	Pair	5♣ 5♦
2	Pair	5♣ 5♥
2	Pair	5♣ 5♠
2	Pair	5♦ 5♥
2	Pair	5♦ 5♠
2	Pair	5♥ 5♠
28	Total points

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What the king of spades contributes

Holding 5 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, 5 of hearts, 5 of spades with the king of spades as the cut scores 28 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the king of spades contribute 8 points. The remaining 20 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

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

Other available cuts of this rank: king of clubs (28 points); king of diamonds (28 points); king of hearts (28 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 32 possible cuts score less than 28, 16 score the same (including the king of spades), and 0 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.

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