NBA Wordle #5
Friday, July 10, 2026 · already played
The answer
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MONCRIEF
Sidney Moncrief
G · 1979–1991
Sidney Moncrief's career
Sidney Moncrief played 12 seasons between 1979 and 1991, across 2 franchises — Bucks and Hawks. Over 767 regular-season games he averaged 15.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists, finishing with 11,931 career points. He was 5× All-Star, 5× All-NBA and 2× Defensive Player of the Year.
He entered the league in the 1979 draft, taken 5th overall, a lottery pick expected to start immediately. That makes him a product of the 1970s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a long career of 12 seasons he was a consistent starter at 15.6 points per game.
- Games
- 767
- PPG
- 15.6
- RPG
- 4.7
- APG
- 3.6
- Points
- 11,931
- Rebounds
- 3,575
- Assists
- 2,793
- 3PM
- 110
Teams
- Bucks · 1980–1989
- Hawks · 1991
Honours
5× All-Star · 5× All-NBA · 5× All-Defensive · 2× Defensive Player of the Year
About the answer
The answer was MONCRIEF — 8 letters, made up of 8 distinct letters and beginning with M.
The optional hint offered that day read: “15.6 career PPG · 5× All-Star”.
Why this was a fair answer
Answers are never obscure by design: the pool is every NBA All-Star who debuted in the 1969-70 season or later, plus current players carrying a real scoring role. Sidney Moncrief qualifies on the first route, with 5 All-Star selections — a repeat selection.
With 2 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. The debut arrow was the fastest way in: anyone opening with a modern player would have been sent back decades immediately. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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