NBA Wordle #89
Friday, October 2, 2026 · already played
The answer
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MILLER
Reggie Miller
G · 1987–2005
Reggie Miller's career
Reggie Miller played 18 seasons between 1987 and 2005, all of it with the Pacers. Over 1,389 regular-season games he averaged 18.2 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, finishing with 25,279 career points. He was 5× All-Star, 3× All-NBA and member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
He entered the league in the 1987 draft, taken 11th overall in the lottery. 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 unusually long career of 18 seasons he was a consistent starter at 18.2 points per game.
- Games
- 1,389
- PPG
- 18.2
- RPG
- 3
- APG
- 3
- Points
- 25,279
- Rebounds
- 4,182
- Assists
- 4,141
- 3PM
- 2,560
Teams
- Pacers · 1988–2005
Honours
5× All-Star · 3× All-NBA · 1× Olympic gold · NBA 75th Anniversary Team
About the answer
The answer was MILLER — 6 letters, made up of 5 distinct letters and beginning with M.
The optional hint offered that day read: “18.2 career PPG · 5× 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. Reggie Miller qualifies on the first route, with 5 All-Star selections — a repeat selection. 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. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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