5♦ 5♥ J♥ K♣ + A♠ cut = 10 points

What the ace of spades contributes

Holding 5 of diamonds, 5 of hearts, jack of hearts, king of clubs with the ace of spades as the cut scores 10 points in the hand.

The ace of spades contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 10 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (10 points); ace of diamonds (10 points); ace of hearts (11 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 10, 24 score the same (including the ace of spades), and 24 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 10 to 20 points, averaging 12.31 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.