6♣ 8♠ 10♠ K♦ + 2♦ cut = 0 points

What the 2 of diamonds contributes

Holding 6 of clubs, 8 of spades, ten of spades, king of diamonds with the 2 of diamonds as the cut scores 0 points in the hand.

The 2 of diamonds contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 0 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of clubs (0 points); 2 of hearts (0 points); 2 of spades (0 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 0, 20 score the same (including the 2 of diamonds), and 28 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 5 points, averaging 1.83 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.