5♦ 5♥ J♠ Q♦ + K♠ cut = 18 points

18 points. Fifteens 12 · Pairs 2 · Runs 3 · Nobs 1

Hand

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Every scoring combination (hand)
Points	Reason	Cards
2	fifteen	5♦ J♠
2	fifteen	5♦ Q♦
2	fifteen	5♦ K♠
2	fifteen	5♥ J♠
2	fifteen	5♥ Q♦
2	fifteen	5♥ K♠
3	run of three	J♠ Q♦ K♠
2	Pair	5♦ 5♥
1	his nob	J♠ K♠
18	Total points

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What the king of spades contributes

Holding 5 of diamonds, 5 of hearts, jack of spades, queen of diamonds with the king of spades as the cut scores 18 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the king of spades contribute 8 points. The remaining 10 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

fifteen: 5 of diamonds, king of spades — 2 points.
fifteen: 5 of hearts, king of spades — 2 points.
run of three: jack of spades, queen of diamonds, king of spades — 3 points.
his nob: jack of spades, king of spades — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: king of clubs (17 points); king of diamonds (17 points); king of hearts (17 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 44 possible cuts score less than 18, 2 score the same (including the king of spades), and 2 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 10 to 21 points, averaging 12.58 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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