I thought the top left was a bit sneaky today, Bellanonna - I only got it by using Farmor’s logic of it being worth a try. Though on reflection the letters I had simply wouldn’t have worked for anything else.
Belladonna - if a word isn't in the list, it just comes up red and you don't waste a turn, so it's worth trying unlikely words. Sometimes if there is just one letter left to guess, I try all the unused ones, 1 by 1 in case there's a word I haven't thought of or don't know. If none of those work, there's probably a repeated letter.
Surprised that you both got top L/H grid fairly quickly. I thought of that word but eschewed it thinking it wouldn’t be right, even though I often say it!
Daily Quordle 99 6️⃣4️⃣ 3️⃣8️⃣ Pleased to get top left one. Always satisfying when I guess a slightly unusual word. I find a paper and pencil useful to try out different options.