1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ui.go b/ui.go
index 62de3cd..300fb64 100644
--- a/ui.go
+++ b/ui.go
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
 
 func lookupWord(db *sql.DB, word string) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
-		var definition string
+		word = strings.TrimSpace(word) // remove leading / trailing whitespace
 		row := db.QueryRow(`select definition from words where word = ? limit 1`, word)
+		var definition string
 		err := row.Scan(&definition)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {