A♠ 2♥ 8♣ J♣ + A♣ cut = 3 points

What the ace of clubs contributes

Holding ace of spades, 2 of hearts, 8 of clubs, jack of clubs with the ace of clubs as the cut scores 3 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of clubs contribute 3 points. The remaining 0 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

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

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of diamonds (2 points); ace of hearts (2 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 30 possible cuts score less than 3, 3 score the same (including the ace of clubs), and 15 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 6 points, averaging 2.27 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.