American Mahjong Hands by Category

All 50 hands on our House Card 2026, grouped by category. Colors show suits, X means you may expose, C means concealed, and the number is the value. Categories with a guide have examples, scoring and odds.

Category guides

2026 5 hands Hands that spell the year with 2s, 6s and Soap as the zero — every hand on our card, joker rules, scoring and odds. 2468 5 hands Hands built only from 2s, 4s, 6s and 8s — every hand on our card, joker rules, scoring and odds. 13579 5 hands Hands built only from 1s, 3s, 5s, 7s and 9s — every hand on our card, joker rules, scoring and odds. Like Numbers 5 hands One number, any number, across all three suits — every hand on our card, joker rules, scoring and odds. Addition 4 hands Hands that spell out a sum such as 2 + 7 = 9 — every hand on our card, joker rules, scoring and odds. Quints 4 hands Five of a kind, which only jokers make possible — every hand on our card, joker rules, scoring and odds. Consecutive Run 6 hands Numbers in a row, starting wherever your tiles are — every hand on our card, joker rules, scoring and odds. 369 5 hands Hands built only from 3s, 6s and 9s — every hand on our card, joker rules, scoring and odds. Winds & Dragons 6 hands Hands built mostly from winds and dragons — every hand on our card, joker rules, scoring and odds. Singles & Pairs 5 hands Seven pairs, no jokers, always concealed — every hand on our card, why jokers don't work, scoring and odds.

Colors: same color = same suit, different colors = different suits. D = dragon of that suit, 0 = white dragon, F = flower. X = may expose, C = concealed.