5♣ 5♦ 6♥ K♣ + A♦ cut = 6 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding 5 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, 6 of hearts, king of clubs with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 6 points in the hand.

The ace of diamonds contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 6 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (6 points); ace of hearts (6 points); ace of spades (6 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 6, 16 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 32 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 16 points, averaging 9.33 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.