Wordle 766: They Go Round and Round

I've continued my streak over the weekend, but yesterday things got scary. I had to go into my final guess yesterday with HO--Y and a strong feeling that it would either be HOBBY or HOPPY. I was at best at a 50/50 guess with only one try remaining. I went with HOBBY to extend my streak to 103, but I was very nervous. When I checked Wordlebot afterwards, I found that my odds of winning were even lower because there was a third option (HOOKY) that I hadn't even considered.

I start today's puzzle with a recognition that I got pretty lucky yesterday and hoping that today's solve with be less stressful. I open with TRAIL and get a green tile for the L. I was debating between TRAIL and TRIAL, and then I realized it really didn't matter because the odds of solving on the first guess are infinitesimal. Getting that green for the L at the end really throws me for a loop, though. I'm stumped because I'm thinking of words like FERAL and CORAL, words that won't work because the A and R have been eliminated. It's a this moment, that I think "Hey, maybe there's a double letter here." The first word with a repeating letter that comes to mind is SPOOL. I'm not the biggest fan of it, but it's the second guess, let's be bold. I type it in and get no additional green or yellow tiles. 

Now, I take a pause. I'm having trouble coming up with a word for my third guess. I keep on thinking of words that have A in them. I consider that maybe the repeating letters is a good idea. I spend some time trying to find a word that ends with ---LL, but this leads me nowhere. I keep trying to make SKILL work, when it won't. I fiddle around, not really getting anywhere until I see the W and WHEEL just appears for me. I type it in for a solve in three that owed a bit to some good luck, but that was definitely easier than yesterday.