10♠ J♣ J♠ Q♣ + 2♦ cut = 8 points

What the 2 of diamonds contributes

Holding ten of spades, jack of clubs, jack of spades, queen of clubs with the 2 of diamonds as the cut scores 8 points in the hand.

The 2 of diamonds contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 8 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of clubs (9 points); 2 of hearts (8 points); 2 of spades (9 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 8, 14 score the same (including the 2 of diamonds), and 34 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 8 to 17 points, averaging 10.75 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.