2♦ 3♥ 4♦ 5♣ + A♠ cut = 7 points

What the ace of spades contributes

Holding 2 of diamonds, 3 of hearts, 4 of diamonds, 5 of clubs with the ace of spades as the cut scores 7 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of spades contribute 7 points. The remaining 0 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: ace of spades, 2 of diamonds, 3 of hearts, 4 of diamonds, 5 of clubs — 2 points.
• run of five: ace of spades, 2 of diamonds, 3 of hearts, 4 of diamonds, 5 of clubs — 5 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (7 points); ace of diamonds (7 points); ace of hearts (7 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 8 possible cuts score less than 7, 4 score the same (including the ace of spades), and 36 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 12 points, averaging 8.54 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.