6♠ 10♣ 10♥ J♦ + A♦ cut = 3 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding 6 of spades, ten of clubs, ten of hearts, jack of diamonds with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 3 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of diamonds contribute 1 points. The remaining 2 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 (2 points); ace of hearts (2 points); ace of spades (2 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 21 possible cuts score less than 3, 7 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 20 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 2 to 11 points, averaging 4.33 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.