I use my available information and try to trust my gut. Sometimes I sort of internally see a pattern in the previous solutions. Or I can see a logical placement and rearrangement of the letters that leads me there. ???

But I have had moments of hyper-focused misdirection too. Certain letter patterns have many solutions to try and fill in the blanks.

3-4 guesses is my average.

It does feel like Luck occasionally. Especially a 2-fer.