5♦ 5♥ 6♦ 6♠ + 4♠ cut = 24 points

What the 4 of spades contributes

Holding 5 of diamonds, 5 of hearts, 6 of diamonds, 6 of spades with the 4 of spades as the cut scores 24 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 4 of spades contribute 20 points. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: 4 of spades, 5 of diamonds, 6 of diamonds — 2 points.
• fifteen: 4 of spades, 5 of diamonds, 6 of spades — 2 points.
• fifteen: 4 of spades, 5 of hearts, 6 of diamonds — 2 points.
• fifteen: 4 of spades, 5 of hearts, 6 of spades — 2 points.
• run of three: 4 of spades, 5 of diamonds, 6 of diamonds — 3 points.
• run of three: 4 of spades, 5 of diamonds, 6 of spades — 3 points.
• run of three: 4 of spades, 5 of hearts, 6 of diamonds — 3 points.
• run of three: 4 of spades, 5 of hearts, 6 of spades — 3 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: 4 of clubs (24 points); 4 of diamonds (24 points); 4 of hearts (24 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 24, 4 score the same (including the 4 of spades), and 0 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 24 points, averaging 8.92 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.