J♦ Q♣ K♦ K♠ + A♦ cut = 9 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding jack of diamonds, queen of clubs, king of diamonds, king of spades with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 9 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of diamonds contribute 1 points. The remaining 8 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• his nob: jack of diamonds, ace of diamonds — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (8 points); ace of hearts (8 points); ace of spades (8 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 24 possible cuts score less than 9, 8 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 16 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 8 to 17 points, averaging 10.35 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.