4♥ 5♥ 7♥ 8♣ + A♠ cut = 2 points

What the ace of spades contributes

Holding 4 of hearts, 5 of hearts, 7 of hearts, 8 of clubs with the ace of spades as the cut scores 2 points in the hand.

The ace of spades contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 2 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (2 points); ace of diamonds (2 points); ace of hearts (2 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 2, 4 score the same (including the ace of spades), and 44 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 2 to 9 points, averaging 5.13 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.