6♦ 9♦ 10♦ J♦ + A♦ cut = 11 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding 6 of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, ten of diamonds, jack of diamonds with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 11 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of diamonds contribute 6 points. The remaining 5 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• Flush 5-card: 6 of diamonds, 9 of diamonds, ten of diamonds, jack of diamonds, ace of diamonds — 5 points.
• his nob: jack of diamonds, ace of diamonds — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (9 points); ace of hearts (9 points); ace of spades (9 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, 6 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 18 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 9 to 16 points, averaging 11.19 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.