I see that some people sit with things for a while. They start with one word and try adapt from there based on any hits & misses.
I tend to jump in, put in my 3 words that cover all the vowels and most of the main consonants then I pretty much know what the word is.
The downside is most of mine take 4 guesses.
Got it in 4 today too but there weren't a lot of options and it was a toughie.