2♠ 3♠ 5♦ K♣ + A♦ cut = 7 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

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

Scoring combinations involving the ace of diamonds contribute 3 points. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• run of three: ace of diamonds, 2 of spades, 3 of spades — 3 points.

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

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 16 possible cuts score less than 7, 4 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 28 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 10 points, averaging 7.17 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.