9♣ J♦ J♥ J♠ + A♦ cut = 7 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

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

Scoring combinations involving the ace of diamonds contribute 1 points. The remaining 6 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 (6 points); ace of hearts (7 points); ace of spades (7 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 8 possible cuts score less than 7, 24 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 16 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 16 points, averaging 8.42 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.