NBA Wordle #51
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · already played
The answer
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STOUDEMIRE
Amar'e Stoudemire
F-C · 2002–2016
Amar'e Stoudemire's career
Amar'e Stoudemire played 14 seasons between 2002 and 2016, across 4 franchises — Suns, Knicks, Mavericks and Heat. Over 846 regular-season games he averaged 18.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists, finishing with 15,994 career points. He was 6× All-Star, 5× All-NBA and Rookie of the Year.
He entered the league in the 2002 draft, taken 9th overall in the lottery. That makes him a product of the 2000s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a long career of 14 seasons he was a consistent starter at 18.9 points per game.
- Games
- 846
- PPG
- 18.9
- RPG
- 7.8
- APG
- 1.2
- Points
- 15,994
- Rebounds
- 6,632
- Assists
- 1,050
- 3PM
- 30
Teams
- Suns · 2003–2010
- Knicks · 2011–2015
- Mavericks · 2015
- Heat · 2016
Honours
6× All-Star · 5× All-NBA · Rookie of the Year
About the answer
The answer was STOUDEMIRE — 10 letters, made up of 9 distinct letters and beginning with S.
The optional hint offered that day read: “Played for PHX 2003–10, NYK 2011–15, DAL 2015, MIA 2016”.
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. Amar'e Stoudemire qualifies on the first route, with 6 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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