10♠ J♣ J♠ Q♣ + A♣ cut = 9 points

What the ace of clubs contributes

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

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

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

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of diamonds (8 points); ace of hearts (8 points); ace of spades (9 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 14 possible cuts score less than 9, 14 score the same (including the ace of clubs), and 20 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 8 to 17 points, averaging 10.75 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.