7♣ 7♥ 7♠ 9♥ + A♦ cut = 12 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding 7 of clubs, 7 of hearts, 7 of spades, 9 of hearts with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 12 points in the hand.

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

• fifteen: ace of diamonds, 7 of clubs, 7 of hearts — 2 points.
• fifteen: ace of diamonds, 7 of clubs, 7 of spades — 2 points.
• fifteen: ace of diamonds, 7 of hearts, 7 of spades — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (12 points); ace of hearts (12 points); ace of spades (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 diamonds), 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.