A♠ 2♣ 3♦ 3♠ + A♥ cut = 16 points

What the ace of hearts contributes

Holding ace of spades, 2 of clubs, 3 of diamonds, 3 of spades with the ace of hearts as the cut scores 16 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of hearts contribute 8 points. The remaining 8 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• run of three: ace of hearts, 2 of clubs, 3 of diamonds — 3 points.
• run of three: ace of hearts, 2 of clubs, 3 of spades — 3 points.
• Pair: ace of spades, ace of hearts — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (16 points); ace of diamonds (16 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 42 possible cuts score less than 16, 6 score the same (including the ace of hearts), and 0 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 8 to 16 points, averaging 11.79 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.