NBA Wordle #83
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · already played
The answer
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HOWARD
Dwight Howard
C · 2004–2022
Dwight Howard's career
Dwight Howard played 18 seasons between 2004 and 2022, across 7 franchises — Magic, Lakers, Rockets, Hawks, Hornets, Wizards and 76ers. Over 1,242 regular-season games he averaged 15.7 points, 11.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists, finishing with 19,485 career points. He was 8× All-Star, 8× All-NBA, 3× Defensive Player of the Year and 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 2004 draft, taken first overall, with everything that expectation carries. 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 unusually long career of 18 seasons he was a consistent starter at 15.7 points per game. On the glass he was among the players a team could build a defence around.
- Games
- 1,242
- PPG
- 15.7
- RPG
- 11.8
- APG
- 1.3
- Points
- 19,485
- Rebounds
- 14,627
- Assists
- 1,676
- 3PM
- 22
Teams
- Magic · 2005–2012
- Lakers · 2013
- Rockets · 2014–2016
- Hawks · 2017
- Hornets · 2018
- Wizards · 2019
- Lakers · 2020
- 76ers · 2021
- Lakers · 2022
Honours
8× All-Star · 8× All-NBA · 5× All-Defensive · 3× Defensive Player of the Year · 1× NBA champion · 1× Olympic gold
About the answer
The answer was HOWARD — 6 letters, made up of 6 distinct letters and beginning with H.
The optional hint offered that day read: “15.7 career PPG · 8× 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. Dwight Howard qualifies on the first route, with 8 All-Star selections — a perennial selection rather than a one-off.
With 7 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was unusually generous here — a wide range of guesses would have lit it up green and pointed the wrong way as often as the right one. The 1 championship ring were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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