A♥ 3♥ 5♥ K♥ + A♠ cut = 10 points

What the ace of spades contributes

Holding ace of hearts, 3 of hearts, 5 of hearts, king of hearts with the ace of spades as the cut scores 10 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of spades contribute 4 points. The remaining 6 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: ace of hearts, ace of spades, 3 of hearts, king of hearts — 2 points.
• Pair: ace of hearts, ace of spades — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (10 points); ace of diamonds (10 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 31 possible cuts score less than 10, 9 score the same (including the ace of spades), and 8 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 6 to 12 points, averaging 8.90 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.