Slate. Can’t remember if I stole it from someone on here or what. I think I was going with Stale for a while but then decided that switching the L and T was better. Even when I get 0 letters in the first guess, I’ve still ruled out two very common vowels and 3 of the most common consonants. My second guess options are usually pretty limited.
For you movie buffs or those that just watch a lot of movies, here's one you may want to try: Framed - The daily movie guessing game - https://framed.wtf/ . Just a heads up on this one, the search feature needs work!
Can’t remember when I changed my word, but I haven’t gone above 4 in a while. Here’s my recent list (most recent at the bottom): 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3
A cool twist would be for all of us to use the same starting word for a week and see who finishes with the least number of guesses for the week.