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Charles Curtis

Poeltl, the NBA version of Wordle, is here and it’s awesome

You’ve played Wordle (and continue to play Wordle). Maybe you’ve dabbled in Gordle (the NHL version), or Nerdle or Octordle or Worldle or … well, you get the idea.

But for NBA fans out, there, this one’s for you: Say hello to Poeltl!

Here’s how it works: You have eight guesses to nail a current NBA player based on their silhouette.You’re given their team, conference, division, position, height, age and jersey number. If you nail one of those, it’s a green square, but you’re also told if the player is taller/shorter, older/younger and so on.

I tried Friday’s and failed miserably. But it’s trending on Friday as fans have discovered it:

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