9♣ J♦ J♥ J♠ + 2♣ cut = 6 points

6 points. Pairs 6

Hand

Cut card

Every scoring combination (hand)
PointsReasonCards
2PairJ♦ J♥
2PairJ♦ J♠
2PairJ♥ J♠
6Total points

What the 2 of clubs contributes

Holding 9 of clubs, jack of diamonds, jack of hearts, jack of spades with the 2 of clubs as the cut scores 6 points in the hand.

The 2 of clubs contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 6 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of diamonds (7 points); 2 of hearts (7 points); 2 of spades (7 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 6, 8 score the same (including the 2 of clubs), and 40 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 16 points, averaging 8.42 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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