I play a bit of practice Quordle with a best streak of 97. I start TREAD and SONIC*, then usually HULKY or sometimes BULKY, LYMPH or PLUMB. Whether I use HULKY third usually depends on the prevalence of Ts or Cs. If I'm confident of a word after the first 1-2 lines, I'll obviously go with that as it's a free hit in uncovering more letters or position clues for the other words.

My 9yo loves Quordle also but usually starts TREAD and MINOS.