I get all 5 vowels in my first 2 guesses along with some very common consonants, mainly because I am smart as ****.
You got lucky getting two consonants in two guesses, today, You don't want to burn all your vowels too early as most days you'll be reusing them like Tina.
Perfectly good word, bit out of use these days. I would have got it too: RIGHT POUND MALES would give me _A___ HR in the word BCFJKQVWXYZ left Looking at that can't see any possible word other than HARRY.
ADIEU and CANOE are decent starting words. If you end up needing just one letter, it can be worth making a word that includes as many of the possible options you can think of, and playing that to eliminate a few, rather than guessing one after the other.