NBA Wordle · Day 9 · 2026-09-29
The answer was Al Horford
The mystery player for NBA Wordle #9 (2026-09-29) was Al Horford. Here are the clues the grid was hiding — and if you missed it, today's puzzle is waiting.
Al Horford played for 5 franchises across Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder, 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 Al Horford. Here is what each one was hiding on 2026-09-29:
Green the moment your guess also played for the Golden State Warriors. Yellow meant the guess had crossed paths with the Golden State Warriors 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 Al Horford.
A pure C — green on an exact match, yellow only for a combo guess that also listed C.
Green at exactly 6'8"; 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 2026-09-29 (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.