8♦ 9♠ 10♦ J♣ + J♠ cut = 10 points

What the jack of spades contributes

Holding 8 of diamonds, 9 of spades, ten of diamonds, jack of clubs with the jack of spades as the cut scores 10 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the jack of spades contribute 6 points. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• run of four: 8 of diamonds, 9 of spades, ten of diamonds, jack of spades — 4 points.
• Pair: jack of clubs, jack of spades — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: jack of diamonds (10 points); jack of hearts (10 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 10, 9 score the same (including the jack of spades), and 3 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 11 points, averaging 6.58 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.