Definitions for wary

wary war·y

Spelling: [wair-ee]
IPA: /ˈwɛər i/

Wary is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 26 anagrams from letters in wary (arwy).

Definitions for wary

adjective

  1. watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
  2. arising from or characterized by caution:

Origin of wary

First recorded in 1545-55; ware2 + -y1

Examples for wary

He sought no return fire, but lay in the dip, wary and patient.

Consumers have been schooled to be wary of companies that offer them valuable products for free along with substantial rebates.

Clients who are wary of online transactions are liable to see escorts with print ads as less likely to cheat or scam  them.

But the wary and vigilant leader of the Hurons was not so easily disconcerted.

When members of the International Commission arrived to help, the community was wary.

The very lavishness arouses suspicion in the minds of the wary.

Tranter, cunning and wary from years of fighting, knew that his chance had come.

But after a troubled history with alcohol, some tribes are wary.

But when they reached Rhegium, the wary Spartan was already beyond their reach.

Moran does so with fearless honesty and bravura, but admits she was wary about oversharing when she wrote How to Be a Woman.

Word Value for wary
Scrable

10

Words with friends

9

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