I use both TEARY and PIOUS because they have all the vowels and some common consonants; I saw that on a now-deleted Twitter thread. RAISE looks like a good single word to start.
I always start BRDL with SORA, and usually go to LIGU if none of the SORA letters are useful. I usually end up researching after the second line. Every once in a while though I figure out the answer on my own.