5♦ 5♥ J♥ K♣ + K♥ cut = 17 points

17 points. Fifteens 12 · Pairs 4 · Nobs 1

Hand

Cut card

Every scoring combination (hand)
Points	Reason	Cards
2	fifteen	5♦ J♥
2	fifteen	5♦ K♣
2	fifteen	5♦ K♥
2	fifteen	5♥ J♥
2	fifteen	5♥ K♣
2	fifteen	5♥ K♥
2	Pair	5♦ 5♥
2	Pair	K♣ K♥
1	his nob	J♥ K♥
17	Total points

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What the king of hearts contributes

Holding 5 of diamonds, 5 of hearts, jack of hearts, king of clubs with the king of hearts as the cut scores 17 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the king of hearts contribute 7 points. The remaining 10 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

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

Other available cuts of this rank: king of diamonds (16 points); king of spades (16 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 41 possible cuts score less than 17, 4 score the same (including the king of hearts), and 3 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 10 to 20 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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