7♣ 7♠ 8♥ 8♠ + 8♦ cut = 20 points

What the 8 of diamonds contributes

Holding 7 of clubs, 7 of spades, 8 of hearts, 8 of spades with the 8 of diamonds as the cut scores 20 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 8 of diamonds contribute 8 points. The remaining 12 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: 7 of clubs, 8 of diamonds — 2 points.
• fifteen: 7 of spades, 8 of diamonds — 2 points.
• Pair: 8 of hearts, 8 of diamonds — 2 points.
• Pair: 8 of spades, 8 of diamonds — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: 8 of clubs (20 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 36 possible cuts score less than 20, 4 score the same (including the 8 of diamonds), and 8 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 12 to 24 points, averaging 14.83 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.