8♥ 8♠ 10♦ J♠ + A♣ cut = 2 points

What the ace of clubs contributes

Holding 8 of hearts, 8 of spades, ten of diamonds, jack of spades with the ace of clubs as the cut scores 2 points in the hand.

The ace of clubs contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 2 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of diamonds (2 points); ace of hearts (2 points); ace of spades (3 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 2, 18 score the same (including the ace of clubs), and 30 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 2 to 11 points, averaging 4.23 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.