Today's Wordle hint and answer #685: Friday, May 5

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This Wordle has got to be the first normal one I've encountered all week. I had no high mountains to climb or deep valleys to smooth out, just a gentle, even game where yellows turned into greens in a reasonable amount of time. Those greens were followed by more greens until I reached today's Wordle answer with a few goes to spare. Thank goodness.

Any object or person that is either placed underneath another or physically exists beneath a defined location or item could be described using today's answer. You might need to write your name _____ a line, for example. 

There are no repeat letters in today's Wordle. 

A good starting word can be the difference between victory and defeat with the daily puzzle, but once you've got the basics, it's much easier to nail down those Wordle wins. And as there's nothing quite like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day, here are a few tips to help set you on the right path: 

There's no racing against the clock with Wordle so you don't need to rush for the answer. Treating the game like a casual newspaper crossword can be a good tactic; that way, you can come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Stepping away for a while might mean the difference between a win and a line of grey squares. 

I'm sure you almost had it. The answer to the May 5 (685) Wordle isBELOW. 

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