How to keep Hearts score here
- Enter 3 to 6 player names, one per line, in seating order. Set the ending score (100 is the default) and press Start game.
- The banner above the entry form shows which way to pass for the hand you are about to score.
- After each hand, enter the hearts each player took with + and −, and tap Q♠ on whoever took the queen of spades. The counter must reach 26.
- If one player took every heart and the queen, tap Moon on that player instead. No other numbers are needed.
- Press Score hand. The lowest total gets the crown. Edit last hand and Undo last hand fix mistakes, and the game is saved in your browser.
The scoring this page uses
- Hearts: 1 point each. Queen of spades: 13 points. A hand always totals 26.
- Shooting the moon: a player who takes all 13 hearts and the queen of spades in one hand scores 0, and every opponent scores 26 (the default). A setup option makes the shooter subtract 26 instead.
- Winning: the game usually ends when a player reaches 100, and the lowest score wins.
Where these rules come from
The scoring and the shoot-the-moon rule follow the US Playing Card Company’s Hearts rules: hearts count one point each, the queen of spades counts 13, a player who takes all of them scores zero while each opponent adds 26, and the game is usually played to 100. That page lists 3, 4, and 5 or more players, and describes removing cards for 3 and 5 players; it does not describe the passing rotation. The left, right, across, hold cycle is the widely used convention, not a quote from that page, and the shooter-minus-26 variant is a house rule.
Playing Spades tonight instead? Try the Spades Score Keeper.
Printable hearts score sheet
No screen at the table? Download a blank hearts score sheet (PDF) and print it on letter paper. It is a plain table with a column for each thing this keeper asks for, so you can switch between paper and the online keeper at any point.
Frequently asked questions
How does Hearts scoring work?
Each heart a player takes is 1 point and the queen of spades is 13, so every hand adds up to 26 points. Players want the fewest points. The page checks the total before it scores a hand.
What happens when someone shoots the moon?
By default the shooter scores 0 for the hand and every other player gets 26. In setup you can switch to the other common version, where the shooter subtracts 26 and the others score nothing.
When does the game end?
When any player reaches 100 points (you can pick a different ending score), and the player with the lowest total wins. If two players share the lowest total, the page tells you to play another hand.
Which way do I pass?
With four players the cycle is left, right, across, then hold with no passing, and it repeats. With 3, 5, or 6 players this page uses left, right, hold, since there is no across pass in common use. Players usually pass three cards.
Is there a jack of diamonds option?
Not on this page. The rules it follows score only the hearts and the queen of spades.
Can other people follow the score live?
Yes, when a Share live button shows above the tool. It gives you a viewer link and a QR code that follow the game and update every few seconds, and a separate scorekeeper link so a helper can enter scores. Viewers cannot change anything. The scores and names on screen are stored on our server until the link expires 14 days after the last change, or until you press Stop sharing. If you don’t see the button, live sharing isn’t switched on and everything else works as before in your browser.