A♦ 5♠ J♣ K♦ + A♣ cut = 7 points

What the ace of clubs contributes

Holding ace of diamonds, 5 of spades, jack of clubs, king of diamonds with the ace of clubs as the cut scores 7 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of clubs contribute 3 points. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• Pair: ace of diamonds, ace of clubs — 2 points.
• his nob: jack of clubs, ace of clubs — 1 point.

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

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 28 possible cuts score less than 7, 3 score the same (including the ace of clubs), and 17 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 11 points, averaging 6.33 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.