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Jason Wright
My custom rules are:
1st Guess HORNS (Solves _ATER, _AUNT, _OMER, _OWER, _OVER, _OUND, _ILLY, _ROWN, _ASTE, __ORE)
After that:
Pattern YGGGY -> PASHM (Solves SHA_E)
Pattern GGYGG -> DRAFT (Solves GRA_E and _RIED)
Pattern YGGGG -> FILTH (Solves _IGHT)
…and after FILTH BBBYG->CWTCH (Solves _ATCH).