WNBA Wordle · Day 7 · 2026-10-05
The answer was Napheesa Collier
The mystery player for WNBA Wordle #7 (2026-10-05) was Napheesa Collier. Here are the clues the grid was hiding — and if you missed it, today's puzzle is waiting.
Napheesa Collier played for 1 franchise across Minnesota Lynx and came through UConn in college. 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 Napheesa Collier. Here is what each one was hiding on 2026-10-05:
Green the moment your guess also played for the Minnesota Lynx. Yellow meant the guess had crossed paths with the Minnesota Lynx somewhere in her career.
All or nothing: green only when your guess's team also played in the Western Conference — no yellow in this column.
Green when your guess finished at the same school — UConn. Yellow meant the two players shared a school somewhere in their careers.
A pure F — green on an exact match, yellow only for a combo guess that also listed F.
Green at exactly 6'1"; 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 2026-10-05 (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.