NBA Wordle #77
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · already played
The answer
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HUNTER
De'Andre Hunter
F · 2019–2027
De'Andre Hunter's career
De'Andre Hunter played 8 seasons between 2019 and 2027, across 3 franchises — Hawks, Cavaliers and Kings. Over 372 regular-season games he averaged 14.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists, finishing with 5,454 career points.
He entered the league in the 2019 draft, taken 4th overall, a lottery pick expected to start immediately. That makes him a product of the 2010s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a solid career of 8 seasons he was a consistent starter at 14.7 points per game.
- Games
- 372
- PPG
- 14.7
- RPG
- 4.1
- APG
- 1.6
- Points
- 5,454
- Rebounds
- 1,521
- Assists
- 587
- 3PM
- 662
Teams
- Hawks · 2020–2025
- Cavaliers · 2025–2026
- Kings · 2026
About the answer
The answer was HUNTER — 6 letters, made up of 6 distinct letters and beginning with H.
The optional hint offered that day read: “14.7 career PPG · 372 games played”.
Why this was a fair answer
De'Andre Hunter was never an All-Star, so he reaches the answer pool by the second route: current players with a genuine offensive role, at least 12 points per game and 150 career games. At 14.7 points across 372 games he clears that bar comfortably, which is why a player without the honours of the pool's headline names can still turn up as an answer.
With 3 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. A recent debut meant the arrow pointed forward for nearly every guess, which narrows the field quickly once you trust it. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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