play around vs wander

play around and wander both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
play around	No	No	Yes	No
wander	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wander is a hypernym of play around; that is, wander is a word with a broader meaning than play around:

Other hypernyms of play around include betray, cheat, cheat on, cuckold.

play around (verb)	wander (verb)
commit adultery	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
work with in an amateurish manner	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
	to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
	go via an indirect route or at no set pace
	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage