A♣ 3♥ 10♦ J♥ + A♠ cut = 6 points

What the ace of spades contributes

Holding ace of clubs, 3 of hearts, ten of diamonds, jack of hearts with the ace of spades as the cut scores 6 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of spades contribute 6 points. The remaining 0 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: ace of clubs, ace of spades, 3 of hearts, ten of diamonds — 2 points.
• fifteen: ace of clubs, ace of spades, 3 of hearts, jack of hearts — 2 points.
• Pair: ace of clubs, ace of spades — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of diamonds (6 points); ace of hearts (7 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 41 possible cuts score less than 6, 2 score the same (including the ace of spades), and 5 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 8 points, averaging 2.73 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.