5♣ 5♥ 6♠ J♦ + A♠ cut = 6 points

What the ace of spades contributes

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

The ace of spades 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 diamonds (7 points); ace of hearts (6 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 6, 12 score the same (including the ace of spades), and 36 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 17 points, averaging 9.58 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.