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by thxg 1521 days ago
"Cheating" is subjective, but you are correct. To put it in more neutral terms: Using the known 2309-word list of solutions, hard mode can be solved 100% of the time within 6 guesses. Not using it, you would need 7 guesses to guarantee that you solve it every time [1].

[1] http://sonorouschocolate.com/notes/index.php?title=The_best_...