A♣ A♠ 6♦ 8♠ + A♦ cut = 12 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding ace of clubs, ace of spades, 6 of diamonds, 8 of spades with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 12 points in the hand.

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

• fifteen: ace of diamonds, 6 of diamonds, 8 of spades — 2 points.
• Pair: ace of clubs, ace of diamonds — 2 points.
• Pair: ace of spades, ace of diamonds — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of hearts (12 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 36 possible cuts score less than 12, 8 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 4 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 13 points, averaging 7.92 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.