9♣ 9♦ 10♣ J♥ + J♣ cut = 16 points

What the jack of clubs contributes

Holding 9 of clubs, 9 of diamonds, ten of clubs, jack of hearts with the jack of clubs as the cut scores 16 points in the hand.

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

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

Other available cuts of this rank: jack of diamonds (16 points); jack of spades (16 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 41 possible cuts score less than 16, 6 score the same (including the jack of clubs), and 1 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 8 to 17 points, averaging 10.54 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.