Poeltl is the NBPA's player guessing game, run by the NBA players' union, and it gives you eight guesses to find one mystery player. Each name you enter is measured against the hidden player on seven points, height, team, age, division, jersey number, position and conference, so each miss shrinks the field. Puzzles are numbered and dated, and No. 1714 went up on November 4, 2026. It feels like detective work, since a near miss on height and age can point straight at one roster.
The list starts on the court, where the leading picks are NBA player hunts that grade each guess much as Poeltl does, followed by NBA puzzles drawing on that roster knowledge through stat tables, team rosters and a grid. The last few carry the comparison format over to the NFL, the NHL, baseball, Australian rules football and soccer.
Almost the same setup: each guess comes back marked match, close or miss for the same seven points Poeltl checks, from jersey number to division, with eight tries, and a Classic mode that stretches the limit to 15.
Gives you ten tries rather than eight and compares a different set of details, draft year, nationality, team, jersey number, position and division, so the draft and international clues open routes Poeltl does not.
Narrows the hidden NBA player through team and conference, position, height and age, like Poeltl, then adds home country and championship rings, two clues Poeltl leaves out.
Collects six basketball games on a single page, among them a Wordle-style puzzle, a player grid, bingo, a top-ten list and a lineup builder; the roster knowledge Poeltl sharpens has plenty of other outlets there.
Keeps the NBA mystery player but shows a career table of season averages with the team names hidden instead of attribute tiles, three puzzles a day, so stat knowledge counts for more than roster details.
Widens the question from a single player to a full roster: names from a single team and era show up with their numbers, obscure ones first and another after each miss, and six tries are allowed to name the city.
Uses the same NBA player knowledge on a grid where each square needs someone who fits two conditions; any square can be retried without limit, rarity is scored as you go, and one mode pits you directly against a friend.
Moves Poeltl's eight-try format to the NFL, comparing height, age, position, team, division and jersey number, and offers a classic mode with 15 guesses for anyone still learning the rosters.
Brings the format to hockey with just four clues, age, height, position and team, each marked as a match, near or wrong, so a single guess tells you less than in Poeltl, though Classic allows fifteen tries.
Nine guesses for a mystery MLB player, one more than Poeltl allows, compared on age, position, birthplace, team, league and division, along with which hand he bats and throws with.
Applies Poeltl's eight-guess hunt to Australian rules football, with each AFL guess colored by how it compares on state, team, guernsey number, height, age and position, plus a silhouette you can switch on.
Takes the format to soccer, allowing six guesses at a player from one of Europe's five biggest leagues, each try checked on shirt number, height, age, position, club, league and nationality.
Gathers twenty player-guessing games under one roof, covering the NBA, NFL, F1, UFC, esports and even chess, with twists such as a career path, a stat line or a team silhouette, for fans of several sports.
Eight. Each guess is set beside the mystery player on seven details, from team and conference to height and jersey number, so a well-chosen first name can rule out a big slice of the league. If you want more room, NBA Wordle has a Classic mode with 15 tries, and Guess the NBA Player gives you ten.
It is the NBPA's player guessing game, hosted by the NBA players' union on its own site, and each daily puzzle carries a number and a date, so you can tell exactly which one you played. NBAdle, NBA Wordle and Guess the NBA Player are separate games built around the same kind of mystery NBA player.
NFL Wordle and NHL Wordle compare player details the same way for football and hockey, MLB Pickle does it for baseball with batting and throwing hands among the clues, Worpel covers the AFL, and Who Are Ya handles soccer's top European leagues. Sportdle gathers twenty games of this kind in one place.
