Guess 2 helped a lot - knowing what letter 3&4 were cut down a lot of options
yeah i guess it's one of those words.
It's a bit niche, but not as uncommon as you probably think.
funnily enough, the other word I was considering, I felt was less likely to be a picked word.
It's always interesting to guess others strategies based on the clues posted.
It seems I am in the minority with my approach.
I would certainly never have attempted it as a second guess (as my starting word allowed so many other options)
I had to break one of my "rules" to get a 3 today...