# Slate Pears 393: Today's Word Game

> A daily word game hits game 393, and the whole back catalog just opened up.
- Title: Slate Pears 393: Today's Word Game · Slate Magazine | Shortify
- Summary: A daily word game hits game 393, and the whole back catalog just opened up. Pears drops a new puzzle every day at noon, and Slate Plus members can now play…
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- Source: Slate Magazine — https://slate.com/life/2026/09/word-game-slate-pears-393-for-september-11-2026.html?via=rss
- Published: 2026-09-11T16:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: word games, puzzles, slate, daily games, slate plus
## New Pears at noon
Slate's word game Pears posts a fresh puzzle every day at 12 p.m. Today's edition is game 393, for September 11, 2026.

> New Pears every day at noon!
## Yesterday's longest word
Game 392 had a best answer worth chasing: LIFELIKE. If you missed it, that was the longest word players could build.

> The longest word in Game 392 was LIFELIKE.
## The archive is open
Every past Pears puzzle is now playable in one place, so you are not limited to the puzzle of the day.

> The complete Pears archive is now open!
## 300-plus games for members
Slate Plus members get anytime access to more than 300 back games. Slate calls it an all-you-can-eat Pears buffet.

> It's an all-you-can-eat Pears buffet!
## Send in your words
Players can pitch words for future puzzles at pears@slate.com. Recent picks that made the cut: KICKBALL and LICKETY.

> Recent additions: KICKBALL, LICKETY.
## More Slate games today
Pears sits alongside the rest of the daily lineup: SoundBites, the Slate Crossword, the Mini Crossword, and the weekly news quiz.
## Key takeaway

Pears drops a new puzzle every day at noon, and Slate Plus members can now play the entire 300-plus game archive.