Editing Whist (section)

===Scoring===
[[File:Tohanovertoken.png|thumb|upright|19th-century whist scoring counter, depicting the departure of [[Cumberland Jack]] from Britain.{{sfn|Notes and Queries|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=MQmVh6TnKEAC&pg=PA26 26]}}]]

A point is scored for each odd trick (trick in excess of six) won by a pair.

Short Whist in Britain was played with a game five odd tricks and the first pair to win two games won the rubber. Honours were optional with a pair holding three of the top four honours getting one trick bonus, and all four top honours a two trick bonus.  
In America the game was seven odd tricks. Long Whist was also played where the game was 9 or 10 odd tricks, usually played with honours.

Modern Short Whist is commonly played with three honours worth two points and all four honours worth four points. 
A pair with four points is unable to win game by honours and needs to make an odd trick.

When playing for stakes a game is one point. Game where opponents score 1 or 2 tricks is a double game and game where opponents don't score any tricks is a triple game. There is a two-point bonus for winning the rubber.

Whist can be scored with a pen and paper, or with [[whist marker]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hoyle's scoring method |publisher=The Whist Markers Museum |url=http://www.thewhistmarkersmuseum.com/index.php?p=1_26_Hoyle-s-scoring-method |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref>