3♥ 3♠ 5♦ J♦ + A♦ cut = 5 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding 3 of hearts, 3 of spades, 5 of diamonds, jack of diamonds with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 5 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of diamonds contribute 1 points. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• his nob: jack of diamonds, ace of diamonds — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (4 points); ace of hearts (4 points); ace of spades (4 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 9 possible cuts score less than 5, 3 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 36 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 13 points, averaging 6.90 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.