7♠ 8♦ 9♣ 9♦ + 2♥ cut = 10 points

10 points. Fifteens 2 · Pairs 2 · Runs 6

Hand

Cut card

Every scoring combination (hand)
PointsReasonCards
2fifteen7♠ 8♦
3run of three7♠ 8♦ 9♣
3run of three7♠ 8♦ 9♦
2Pair9♣ 9♦
10Total points

What the 2 of hearts contributes

Holding 7 of spades, 8 of diamonds, 9 of clubs, 9 of diamonds with the 2 of hearts as the cut scores 10 points in the hand.

The 2 of hearts contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 10 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of clubs (10 points); 2 of diamonds (10 points); 2 of spades (10 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 10, 32 score the same (including the 2 of hearts), and 16 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 10 to 20 points, averaging 12.21 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.

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