5♣ 5♥ 5♠ J♦ + 5♦ cut = 29 points

What the 5 of diamonds contributes

Holding 5 of clubs, 5 of hearts, 5 of spades, jack of diamonds with the 5 of diamonds as the cut scores 29 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 5 of diamonds contribute 15 points. The remaining 14 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: 5 of diamonds, jack of diamonds — 2 points.
• fifteen: 5 of clubs, 5 of hearts, 5 of diamonds — 2 points.
• fifteen: 5 of clubs, 5 of spades, 5 of diamonds — 2 points.
• fifteen: 5 of hearts, 5 of spades, 5 of diamonds — 2 points.
• Pair: 5 of clubs, 5 of diamonds — 2 points.
• Pair: 5 of hearts, 5 of diamonds — 2 points.
• Pair: 5 of spades, 5 of diamonds — 2 points.
• his nob: jack of diamonds, 5 of diamonds — 1 point.

All other cards of this rank are already in the hand.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 47 possible cuts score less than 29, 1 score the same (including the 5 of diamonds), and 0 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 14 to 29 points, averaging 16.54 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.