NBA Wordle · Day 26 · 2026-10-16
The answer was Donatas Motiejunas
The mystery player for NBA Wordle #26 (2026-10-16) was Donatas Motiejunas. Here are the clues the grid was hiding — and if you missed it, today's puzzle is waiting.
Donatas Motiejunas played for 3 franchises across Houston Rockets, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs. That means a yellow team clue appeared whenever you guessed anyone from those rosters — the classic way regulars narrow the grid down.
How the clues played out
Seven columns compared every guess to Donatas Motiejunas. Here is what each one was hiding on 2026-10-16:
A retired legend has no current team, so this column stayed gray for almost every guess — one more reason legends are hard to pin down.
With no current team there was no conference to match, so every guess compared far.
No current team, no division — this column was part of what made the puzzle tough.
A pure F — green on an exact match, yellow only for a combo guess that also listed F.
Green at exactly 7'0"; within 2 inches the tile went yellow, with the arrow pointing where to go next — taller (▲) or shorter (▼).
Counted in years as of puzzle day 2026-10-16 (ET). Green on the exact age, yellow within 2 years with a direction arrow.
Green on the exact jersey number; yellow within 2 digits, the arrow showing whether the mystery number sat higher or lower.