Cribbage scoring chart
Every way to score in cribbage on one printable page.
Pegging (during the play)
| Play | Points |
|---|---|
| Count reaches 15 | 2 |
| Count reaches 31 | 2 |
| Go (opponent can't play; you played last under 31) | 1 |
| Last card of the play | 1 |
| Pair | 2 |
| Pair royal (3 of a kind) | 6 |
| Double pair royal (4 of a kind) | 12 |
| Run of 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 | 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 |
| His heels: starter is a jack (dealer) | 2 |
The show (hand and crib, with the starter)
| Combination | Points |
|---|---|
| Fifteen (each different combination) | 2 |
| Pair | 2 |
| Three of a kind (3 pairs) | 6 |
| Four of a kind (6 pairs) | 12 |
| Run of 3 / 4 / 5 | 3 / 4 / 5 |
| Double run of 3 (e.g. 3‑4‑4‑5): two runs + a pair | 8 |
| Double run of 4 (e.g. 3‑4‑5‑5‑6) | 10 |
| Triple run (e.g. 3‑4‑4‑4‑5): three runs + three pairs | 15 |
| Double-double run (e.g. 3‑3‑4‑4‑5): four runs + two pairs | 16 |
| Flush in hand (4 cards) / with starter (5) | 4 / 5 |
| Flush in crib (all 5 cards only) | 5 |
| Nobs: jack in hand, same suit as starter | 1 |
Before adding fifteens. Impossible hand scores: 19, 25, 26, 27. Highest hand: 29 (5‑5‑5‑J with the matching 5 as starter). Skunk: loser under 91; double skunk: under 61.