5♣ 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ + A♦ cut = 20 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding 5 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, 5 of hearts, 5 of spades with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 20 points in the hand.

The ace of diamonds contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 20 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (20 points); ace of hearts (20 points); ace of spades (20 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 20, 32 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 16 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 20 to 28 points, averaging 22.67 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.