5♣ 5♦ J♦ Q♠ + A♦ cut = 11 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding 5 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, jack of diamonds, queen of spades with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 11 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of diamonds contribute 1 points. The remaining 10 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 (10 points); ace of hearts (10 points); ace of spades (10 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 24 possible cuts score less than 11, 8 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 16 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 10 to 20 points, averaging 12.56 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.