2♣ 7♥ 10♣ K♥ + A♦ cut = 0 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding 2 of clubs, 7 of hearts, ten of clubs, king of hearts with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 0 points in the hand.

The ace of diamonds contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 0 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (0 points); ace of hearts (0 points); ace of spades (0 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 0, 20 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 28 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 4 points, averaging 1.50 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.