"Wordle’s Hard Mode Is Actually Easier, 730 Million Games Show." (opens in new tab)

The NYT reports, and Players in hard mode solve in fewer turns on average.... Those in hard mode have a lower rate of failing to solve in six turns.... Hard mode seems to help players avoid poor choices.... Standard-mode players have more freedom but often don’t know how to use it. Not needing to use revealed letters, they have many more choices on their second and third turns.David Epstein, author of “,” said in an interview that in any area of life, “when options are really large” there’s a...