# How do you score American mahjong?

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Last updated: 2026-11-04

How a win is scored in points: the hand's value, the jokerless bonus, and who owes what for a self-pick or a discard.

## The short answer

Each hand has a value printed on the card. That value is the starting point for scoring; the way the hand is won and any eligible jokerless bonus determine the amounts each player owes.

## Scoring a win

Start with the value printed beside the winning hand on the card.

A jokerless win doubles that value, except Singles & Pairs hands, whose printed value already includes the bonus.

Won on a tile drawn from the wall: every other player owes the winner double. Won on a discard: the player who discarded it owes double, and the others owe the value once.

If the called discard completes the hand, score a discard win. If a subsequent legal joker exchange completes it, score a self-picked win. A player whose hand is dead still owes.

## Practice this in JONGG

Playing with real tiles? Score the game in the app and the tally stays with your table. Points only.

- [Score a game](https://jongg.app/companion/score)
- [Print a score sheet](https://jongg.app/print/score-sheet)

## Keep exploring

- [The glossary](https://jongg.app/glossary)
- [All American mahjong learning resources](https://jongg.app/learn/american-mahjong)