My solver at wordlesolver.com plays the same 5-move game each time: ARISE, BLUDY, COMET, CHUNK, CHUCK.
It looks like optimal play is 4 moves: https://twitter.com/zwegner/status/1480037275803308034
It looks like optimal play is 4 moves: https://twitter.com/zwegner/status/1480037275803308034
I'm really curious what the algorithm is find the 4 move play. Mine only optimizes for a single look-ahead.