6♣ 6♠ 8♣ J♠ + 2♦ cut = 2 points

What the 2 of diamonds contributes

Holding 6 of clubs, 6 of spades, 8 of clubs, jack of spades with the 2 of diamonds as the cut scores 2 points in the hand.

The 2 of diamonds contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 2 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of clubs (2 points); 2 of hearts (2 points); 2 of spades (3 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 2, 15 score the same (including the 2 of diamonds), and 33 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 2 to 11 points, averaging 4.31 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.