5♦ 5♥ J♣ K♣ + 2♣ cut = 11 points

11 points. Fifteens 8 · Pairs 2 · Nobs 1

Hand

Cut card

Every scoring combination (hand)
PointsReasonCards
2fifteen5♦ J♣
2fifteen5♦ K♣
2fifteen5♥ J♣
2fifteen5♥ K♣
2Pair5♦ 5♥
1his nobJ♣ 2♣
11Total points

What the 2 of clubs contributes

Holding 5 of diamonds, 5 of hearts, jack of clubs, king of clubs with the 2 of clubs as the cut scores 11 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 2 of clubs contribute 1 points. The remaining 10 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

  • his nob: jack of clubs, 2 of clubs — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of diamonds (10 points); 2 of hearts (10 points); 2 of spades (10 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 24 possible cuts score less than 11, 8 score the same (including the 2 of clubs), and 16 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 10 to 21 points, averaging 12.31 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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