5♦ 5♥ 5♠ Q♦ + Q♠ cut = 22 points
22 points. Fifteens 14 · Pairs 8
Hand
Cut card
| Points | Reason | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fifteen | 5♦ Q♦ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♦ Q♠ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♥ Q♦ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♥ Q♠ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ Q♦ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ Q♠ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ |
| 2 | Pair | 5♦ 5♥ |
| 2 | Pair | 5♦ 5♠ |
| 2 | Pair | 5♥ 5♠ |
| 2 | Pair | Q♦ Q♠ |
| 22 | Total points | |
What the queen of spades contributes
Holding 5 of diamonds, 5 of hearts, 5 of spades, queen of diamonds with the queen of spades as the cut scores 22 points in the hand.
Scoring combinations involving the queen of spades contribute 8 points. The remaining 14 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.
- fifteen: 5 of diamonds, queen of spades — 2 points.
- fifteen: 5 of hearts, queen of spades — 2 points.
- fifteen: 5 of spades, queen of spades — 2 points.
- Pair: queen of diamonds, queen of spades — 2 points.
Other available cuts of this rank: queen of clubs (22 points); queen of hearts (22 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.
How this cut compares
For these four held cards, 44 possible cuts score less than 22, 3 score the same (including the queen of spades), and 1 score more.
Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 14 to 28 points, averaging 16.29 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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Try a different cut
- A♣ cut: 14 points
- A♦ cut: 14 points
- A♥ cut: 14 points
- A♠ cut: 14 points
- 2♣ cut: 14 points
- 2♦ cut: 14 points
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