10♠ J♣ J♠ Q♣ + 10♥ cut = 16 points

What the ten of hearts contributes

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

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

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

Other available cuts of this rank: ten of clubs (17 points); ten of diamonds (16 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 38 possible cuts score less than 16, 6 score the same (including the ten of hearts), and 4 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.