6♦ 8♣ 8♦ 8♥ + A♠ cut = 12 points

What the ace of spades contributes

Holding 6 of diamonds, 8 of clubs, 8 of diamonds, 8 of hearts with the ace of spades as the cut scores 12 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of spades contribute 6 points. The remaining 6 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: ace of spades, 6 of diamonds, 8 of clubs — 2 points.
• fifteen: ace of spades, 6 of diamonds, 8 of diamonds — 2 points.
• fifteen: ace of spades, 6 of diamonds, 8 of hearts — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (12 points); ace of diamonds (12 points); ace of hearts (12 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 39 possible cuts score less than 12, 5 score the same (including the ace of spades), and 4 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 21 points, averaging 8.17 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.