A♠ 6♠ 7♠ 8♥ + A♥ cut = 13 points

What the ace of hearts contributes

Holding ace of spades, 6 of spades, 7 of spades, 8 of hearts with the ace of hearts as the cut scores 13 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of hearts contribute 6 points. The remaining 7 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: ace of hearts, 6 of spades, 8 of hearts — 2 points.
• fifteen: ace of spades, ace of hearts, 6 of spades, 7 of spades — 2 points.
• Pair: ace of spades, ace of hearts — 2 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (13 points); ace of diamonds (13 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 36 possible cuts score less than 13, 3 score the same (including the ace of hearts), and 9 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.