NBA Wordle #101
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · already played
The answer
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STARKS
John Starks
G · 1988–2002
John Starks's career
John Starks played 14 seasons between 1988 and 2002, across 4 franchises — Warriors, Knicks, Bulls and Jazz. Over 866 regular-season games he averaged 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists, finishing with 10,829 career points. He was 1× All-Star.
John Starks was never drafted, reaching the NBA as an undrafted free agent — a route that makes the length of his career the more notable part of it.
Across a long career of 14 seasons he was a rotation piece at 12.5 points per game.
- Games
- 866
- PPG
- 12.5
- RPG
- 2.5
- APG
- 3.6
- Points
- 10,829
- Rebounds
- 2,129
- Assists
- 3,085
- 3PM
- 1,222
Teams
- Warriors · 1989
- Knicks · 1991–1998
- Warriors · 1999–2000
- Bulls · 2000
- Jazz · 2001–2002
Honours
1× All-Star · 1× All-Defensive
About the answer
The answer was STARKS — 6 letters, made up of 5 distinct letters and beginning with S.
The optional hint offered that day read: “12.5 career PPG · 1× 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. John Starks qualifies on the first route, with 1 All-Star selection — a one-time selection.
With 4 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. 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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