NBA Wordle #28
Sunday, August 2, 2026 · already played
The answer
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HILL
Grant Hill
F · 1994–2013
Grant Hill's career
Grant Hill played 19 seasons between 1994 and 2013, across 4 franchises — Pistons, Magic, Suns and Clippers. Over 1,026 regular-season games he averaged 16.7 points, 6 rebounds and 4.1 assists, finishing with 17,137 career points. He was 7× All-Star, 5× All-NBA and Rookie of the Year.
He entered the league in the 1994 draft, taken 3th overall, a lottery pick expected to start immediately. That makes him a product of the 1990s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a unusually long career of 19 seasons he was a consistent starter at 16.7 points per game.
- Games
- 1,026
- PPG
- 16.7
- RPG
- 6
- APG
- 4.1
- Points
- 17,137
- Rebounds
- 6,169
- Assists
- 4,252
- 3PM
- 219
Teams
- Pistons · 1995–2000
- Magic · 2001–2003
- Magic · 2005–2007
- Suns · 2008–2012
- Clippers · 2013
Honours
7× All-Star · 5× All-NBA · Rookie of the Year · 1× Olympic gold
About the answer
The answer was HILL — 4 letters, made up of 3 distinct letters and beginning with H.
The optional hint offered that day read: “Small forward · debuted 1994”.
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. Grant Hill qualifies on the first route, with 7 All-Star selections — a perennial selection rather than a one-off.
With 4 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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