4♦ 5♣ 6♣ J♦ + A♦ cut = 10 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding 4 of diamonds, 5 of clubs, 6 of clubs, jack of diamonds with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 10 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of diamonds contribute 3 points. The remaining 7 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: ace of diamonds, 4 of diamonds, jack of diamonds — 2 points.
• his nob: jack of diamonds, ace of diamonds — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (9 points); ace of hearts (9 points); ace of spades (9 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 31 possible cuts score less than 10, 5 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 12 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 7 to 17 points, averaging 9.92 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.