NBA Wordle · Day 42 · 2026-11-01
The answer was Quentin Grimes
The mystery player for NBA Wordle #42 (2026-11-01) was Quentin Grimes. Here are the clues the grid was hiding — and if you missed it, today's puzzle is waiting.
Quentin Grimes played for 5 franchises across Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers. 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 Quentin Grimes. Here is what each one was hiding on 2026-11-01:
Green the moment your guess also played for the Los Angeles Lakers. Yellow meant the guess had crossed paths with the Los Angeles Lakers somewhere in his career.
All or nothing: green only when your guess's team also played in the Western Conference — no yellow in this column.
A green division tile meant your guess's team shared the Pacific Division with Quentin Grimes.
A pure G — green on an exact match, yellow only for a combo guess that also listed G.
Green at exactly 6'4"; 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 2026-11-01 (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.