Slate Pears Game 399: Daily word puzzle

A new word game drops every day at noon for Slate readers.

Sep 17, 2026

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Slate Pears Game 399: Daily word puzzle

A new word game drops every day at noon for Slate readers.

In brief

A new word game drops every day at noon for Slate readers. Slate Pears is a daily word puzzle game with a growing archive of nearly 400 games available to Plus members. Originally reported by Slate Magazine.

New Pears game daily

Slate releases a fresh Pears word game every day at noon. Game 399 is live now.

“New Pears every day at noon!”

Previous game's longest word

Game 398's longest word was DOGSBODY, a British term for a person who does menial work.

“The longest word in Game 398 was DOGSBODY.”

Nearly 400 games archived

Nearly 400 games archived

Slate Plus members can now access the complete Pears archive with nearly 400 games to play anytime.

“The complete Pears archive is now open!”

All-you-can-eat word games

Membership unlocks unlimited access to the entire Pears game library, described as an all-you-can-eat buffet of word puzzles.

“It's an all-you-can-eat Pears buffet!”

Suggest new words

Readers can submit word suggestions to pears@slate.com. Recent additions include FLYBOYS.

“Got a word to suggest? Let us know at pears@slate.com.”

The big picture

Slate Pears is a daily word puzzle game with a growing archive of nearly 400 games available to Plus members.

Read the original on Slate Magazine

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