Leery

Wordle has players were both confused and amused by today's word of the day - leery. While leery is indeed a legitimate member of the Oxford Dictionary, ...

The example it gives of 'leery' in use, is, "I've always been a little leery of authority figures". Before woman&home Lauren worked across a variety of women's lifestyle titles, including GoodTo, Woman's Own, and Woman magazine. With a background in features journalism, Lauren worked on the woman&home brand for four years before going freelance. An example of 'leery' in use could be, "a city leery of gang violence". [Cambridge Dictionary](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/leery) (opens in new tab) describes 'leery' as, "not trusting someone or something and usually avoiding him, her, or it if possible." [taunt](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/taunt-wordle-fans-call-444-unexpectedly-daunting/), [quart](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/quart-wordle-players-infuriated-by-very-american-word-as-streaks-are-lost/), [agape](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/elope-wordle-401-goes-viral-as-fans-fail-to-solve-the-puzzle/), [aphid](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/aphid-fans-give-up-on-wordles-most-difficult-challenge-yet/), [trite](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/trite-wordle-396-stumps-fans-with-tricky-challenge/), and [agape](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/agape-wordle-players-devastated-by-another-almost-impossible-challenge/), are some of the most recent curveballs that have confused fans.