7♥ 8♣ 8♥ 8♠ + A♣ cut = 12 points

What the ace of clubs contributes

Holding 7 of hearts, 8 of clubs, 8 of hearts, 8 of spades with the ace of clubs as the cut scores 12 points in the hand.

The ace of clubs contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 12 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of diamonds (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, 0 possible cuts score less than 12, 36 score the same (including the ace of clubs), and 12 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 12 to 21 points, averaging 14.17 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.