I play ultra hard mode. I force myself to choose a possible solution every guess and use all letters revealed in subsequent guesses.

I know my word choices may seem odd.

Current events are big influence on my mind. Also it seems to me the previous solutions frequently have a close relation to headlines too.

Process

RIOTS and PENAL cover RSTLNE AIO

In trying to deduce the next I repositioned A and thought of likely letter combos. U was the only vowel not used so far. I considered possible placements.

Cross referencing with previous answers. AU combos were already previous solutions.
I came up with 2 likely answers GUAVA and QUACK.