NBA Wordle #68
Friday, September 11, 2026 · already played
The answer
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MCHALE
Kevin McHale
F · 1980–1993
Kevin McHale's career
Kevin McHale played 13 seasons between 1980 and 1993, all of it with the Celtics. Over 971 regular-season games he averaged 17.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists, finishing with 17,335 career points. He was 7× All-Star, 1× All-NBA, 3× champion and member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
He entered the league in the 1980 draft, taken 3th overall, a lottery pick expected to start immediately. 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 13 seasons he was a consistent starter at 17.9 points per game.
- Games
- 971
- PPG
- 17.9
- RPG
- 7.3
- APG
- 1.7
- Points
- 17,335
- Rebounds
- 7,122
- Assists
- 1,670
- 3PM
- 41
Teams
- Celtics · 1981–1993
Honours
7× All-Star · 1× All-NBA · 6× All-Defensive · 3× NBA champion · NBA 75th Anniversary Team
About the answer
The answer was MCHALE — 6 letters, made up of 6 distinct letters and beginning with M.
The optional hint offered that day read: “17.9 career PPG · 7× 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. Kevin McHale qualifies on the first route, with 7 All-Star selections — a perennial selection rather than a one-off. He was later named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
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 3 championship rings were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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