3♦ 7♦ 9♣ J♠ + A♣ cut = 0 points

What the ace of clubs contributes

Holding 3 of diamonds, 7 of diamonds, 9 of clubs, jack of spades with the ace of clubs as the cut scores 0 points in the hand.

The ace of clubs 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 diamonds (0 points); ace of hearts (0 points); ace of spades (1 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 0, 12 score the same (including the ace of clubs), and 36 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 6 points, averaging 2.21 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.