NBA Wordle #64
Monday, September 7, 2026 · already played
The answer
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DUMARS
Joe Dumars
G · 1985–1999
Joe Dumars's career
Joe Dumars played 14 seasons between 1985 and 1999, all of it with the Pistons. Over 1,018 regular-season games he averaged 16.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists, finishing with 16,402 career points. He was 1× Finals MVP, 6× All-Star, 3× All-NBA and 2× champion.
He entered the league in the 1985 draft, taken 18th overall in the first round. That makes him a product of the 1980s, 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 16.1 points per game.
- Games
- 1,018
- PPG
- 16.1
- RPG
- 2.2
- APG
- 4.5
- Points
- 16,402
- Rebounds
- 2,203
- Assists
- 4,612
- 3PM
- 990
Teams
- Pistons · 1986–1999
Honours
1× Finals MVP · 6× All-Star · 3× All-NBA · 5× All-Defensive · 2× NBA champion
About the answer
The answer was DUMARS — 6 letters, made up of 6 distinct letters and beginning with D.
The optional hint offered that day read: “Shooting guard · debuted 1985”.
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. Joe Dumars qualifies on the first route, with 6 All-Star selections — a perennial selection rather than a one-off.
A one-franchise career made the shared-team clue brutal: it stayed grey for almost every guess, and went green only for players from that same roster. The debut arrow was the fastest way in: anyone opening with a modern player would have been sent back decades immediately. The 2 championship rings were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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