7♦ 7♥ 8♣ J♣ + A♣ cut = 9 points

What the ace of clubs contributes

Holding 7 of diamonds, 7 of hearts, 8 of clubs, jack of clubs with the ace of clubs as the cut scores 9 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of clubs contribute 3 points. The remaining 6 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: ace of clubs, 7 of diamonds, 7 of hearts — 2 points.
• his nob: jack of clubs, ace of clubs — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of diamonds (8 points); ace of hearts (8 points); ace of spades (8 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 33 possible cuts score less than 9, 2 score the same (including the ace of clubs), and 13 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 13 points, averaging 8.31 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.