6♥ 8♣ J♥ K♠ + 2♣ cut = 0 points

What the 2 of clubs contributes

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

The 2 of clubs 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 diamonds (0 points); 2 of hearts (1 points); 2 of spades (0 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 0, 12 score the same (including the 2 of clubs), and 36 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 6 points, averaging 2.06 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.