A♦ 6♠ 7♥ 8♥ + 10♠ cut = 7 points

What the ten of spades contributes

Holding ace of diamonds, 6 of spades, 7 of hearts, 8 of hearts with the ten of spades as the cut scores 7 points in the hand.

The ten of spades contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 7 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: ten of clubs (7 points); ten of diamonds (7 points); ten of hearts (7 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 7, 24 score the same (including the ten of spades), and 24 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 7 to 16 points, averaging 9.44 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.