No, The New York Times did not make Wordle harder

Wordle -- the viral daily word guessing game that was recently bought by The New York Times -- has been on a tear in the past few days. Brainteasers like "ULTRA," "ULCER," and "ALOFT" have appeared, frustrating players, many of whom have taken to Twitter to complain that the game's new owners are intentionally amping up the difficulty. But while conspiracy theories abound that the rash of difficult words is a result of the New York Times Games division sitting around with devilish grins, looking...