Wordle #685: BELOW

May 5, 2023 — TurnWord Word Bot solved BELOW in 3 guesses starting with STALE. Compare five standard opening words. Or try your own Start Word: tap the pencil icon Your word.

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How STALE Solved BELOW in Three Guesses

STALE showed that L and E were in the word but in different positions, leaving 299 words that could still be the answer. REBEL cut that to 3, and Word Bot selected BELOW for guess three.

STALE → 299 → REBEL → 3 → BELOW

How Different Starting Words Solved BELOW

Guesses Word Bot needed to solve BELOW from each standard starting word
Starting wordGuesses
STALE3
PLATE4
STARE4
CLASP4
SLATE5

The five openers solved BELOW in 3–5 guesses, with STALE the only one to finish in three. Each run uses the same Word Bot and target word; only the opener changes.

Wordle #685 Answer and Hints

The answer to Wordle #685 for May 5, 2023 was BELOW.

  • Repeated letters No. All five letters are different.
  • Vowels E and O.
  • First letter It starts with B.
  • Last letter It ends with W.
  • Definition In or to a lower place or position

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