8♣ 9♣ 10♣ 10♠ + 10♥ cut = 15 points

What the ten of hearts contributes

Holding 8 of clubs, 9 of clubs, ten of clubs, ten of spades with the ten of hearts as the cut scores 15 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ten of hearts contribute 7 points. The remaining 8 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

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

Other available cuts of this rank: ten of diamonds (15 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 40 possible cuts score less than 15, 2 score the same (including the ten of hearts), and 6 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 8 to 16 points, averaging 10.29 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.