10♥ J♦ Q♦ K♦ + 10♦ cut = 11 points

What the ten of diamonds contributes

Holding ten of hearts, jack of diamonds, queen of diamonds, king of diamonds with the ten of diamonds as the cut scores 11 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ten of diamonds contribute 7 points. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• run of four: ten of diamonds, jack of diamonds, queen of diamonds, king of diamonds — 4 points.
• Pair: ten of hearts, ten of diamonds — 2 points.
• his nob: jack of diamonds, ten of diamonds — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: ten of clubs (10 points); ten of spades (10 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 43 possible cuts score less than 11, 1 score the same (including the ten of diamonds), and 4 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 13 points, averaging 6.46 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.