A♥ 4♥ 10♠ J♦ + 7♠ cut = 4 points

What the 7 of spades contributes

Holding ace of hearts, 4 of hearts, ten of spades, jack of diamonds with the 7 of spades as the cut scores 4 points in the hand.

The 7 of spades contributes no scoring combinations. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

Other available cuts of this rank: 7 of clubs (4 points); 7 of diamonds (5 points); 7 of hearts (4 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 0 possible cuts score less than 4, 15 score the same (including the 7 of spades), and 33 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 11 points, averaging 6.67 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.