5♦ J♣ J♥ J♠ + 10♠ cut = 15 points

What the ten of spades contributes

Holding 5 of diamonds, jack of clubs, jack of hearts, jack of spades with the ten of spades as the cut scores 15 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ten of spades contribute 3 points. The remaining 12 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: 5 of diamonds, ten of spades — 2 points.
• his nob: jack of spades, ten of spades — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: ten of clubs (15 points); ten of diamonds (14 points); ten of hearts (15 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 35 possible cuts score less than 15, 9 score the same (including the ten of spades), and 4 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 12 to 21 points, averaging 13.92 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.