A♣ 2♣ 6♣ 7♣ + J♦ cut = 6 points

6 points. Fifteens 2 · Flush 4

Hand

Cut card

Every scoring combination (hand)
PointsReasonCards
2fifteen2♣ 6♣ 7♣
4Flush 4-cardA♣ 2♣ 6♣ 7♣
6Total points

What the jack of diamonds contributes

Holding ace of clubs, 2 of clubs, 6 of clubs, 7 of clubs with the jack of diamonds as the cut scores 6 points in the hand.

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

Other available cuts of this rank: jack of clubs (7 points); jack of hearts (6 points); jack of spades (6 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, 15 score the same (including the jack of diamonds), and 33 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 14 points, averaging 8.85 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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