Leered
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of leer, meaning gazed at someone with a sly, suggestive, or malicious expression.
“The villain leered across the dimly lit room at the unsuspecting hero.”
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Wordle
Contains three E letters (a double EE in LEER plus the final E in -ED), a very vowel-heavy word
Scrabble
The triple E makes this easy to play when holding vowel-heavy tiles, though scoring is modest
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