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Daily answers for Wednesday, September 23, 2026
NBA #266 · NFL, NHL and MLB #2. These puzzles are over, so this page names every answer. Scroll down only if you are done playing them.
Classic Daily
One current player per sport and 8 guesses. Each guess shows team, conference and division, position, height, age and jersey number. Details below come from the game's roster data.
🏀 NBA · Classic #266
Damian Lillard
Damian Lillard is a guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. On puzzle day the answer wore No. 0, was listed at 6'2" and was 36 years old.
What the correct guess showed
| Team | Conf | Div | Pos | Ht | Age | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | West | NW | G | 6'2" | 36 | 0 |
- Career path: Portland Trail Blazers (2012–13 to 2022–23) → Milwaukee Bucks (2023–24 to 2024–25) → Portland Trail Blazers (since 2026–27).
- Guessing a current teammate, such as Ja Morant, Jrue Holiday, Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe, turned the Team tile green.
- NBA positions match when they share a letter, so any guess listed as G or G-F turned the Pos tile green. The NBA Pos tile has no yellow.
🏈 NFL · Classic #2
Maxx Crosby
Maxx Crosby is a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders, in the AFC West. On puzzle day the answer wore No. 98, was listed at 6'5" and was 29 years old.
What the correct guess showed
| Team | Conf | Div | Pos | Ht | Age | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV | AFC | AFC W | DE | 6'5" | 29 | 98 |
- Guessing a current teammate, such as Brock Bowers, Ashton Jeanty, Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza, turned the Team tile green.
- Guesses listed as DE turned the Pos tile green. DT is in the same position group, so those guesses showed yellow.
🏒 NHL · Classic #2
Dustin Wolf
Dustin Wolf is a goaltender for the Calgary Flames, in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. On puzzle day the answer wore No. 32, was listed at 6'0" and was 25 years old.
What the correct guess showed
| Team | Conf | Div | Pos | Ht | Age | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGY | West | PAC | G | 6'0" | 25 | 32 |
- Guessing a current teammate, such as Jonathan Huberdeau, Mikael Backlund, Matt Coronato and Zayne Parekh, turned the Team tile green.
- Only guesses listed as G turned the Pos tile green. No other position shares its group, so it never showed yellow.
⚾️ MLB · Classic #2
Masyn Winn
Masyn Winn is a shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals, in the NL Central. On puzzle day the answer wore No. 0, was listed at 5'11" and was 24 years old.
What the correct guess showed
| Team | LG | Div | Pos | Ht | Age | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | NL | NL C | SS | 5'11" | 24 | 0 |
- Guessing a current teammate, such as Jordan Walker, Nolan Gorman, Alec Burleson and JJ Wetherholt, turned the Team tile green.
- Guesses listed as SS turned the Pos tile green. 1B, 2B, 3B and IF are in the same position group, so those guesses showed yellow.