7♣ 7♥ 7♠ 9♥ + 8♠ cut = 21 points

What the 8 of spades contributes

Holding 7 of clubs, 7 of hearts, 7 of spades, 9 of hearts with the 8 of spades as the cut scores 21 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 8 of spades contribute 15 points. The remaining 6 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: 7 of clubs, 8 of spades — 2 points.
• fifteen: 7 of hearts, 8 of spades — 2 points.
• fifteen: 7 of spades, 8 of spades — 2 points.
• run of three: 7 of clubs, 8 of spades, 9 of hearts — 3 points.
• run of three: 7 of hearts, 8 of spades, 9 of hearts — 3 points.
• run of three: 7 of spades, 8 of spades, 9 of hearts — 3 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: 8 of clubs (21 points); 8 of diamonds (21 points); 8 of hearts (21 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 44 possible cuts score less than 21, 4 score the same (including the 8 of spades), and 0 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 21 points, averaging 8.17 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.