# Slate Pears Game 401: Daily word puzzle

> A new word game drops every day at noon for players to find the longest possible word.
- Title: Slate Pears Game 401: Daily word puzzle · Slate Magazine
- Summary: A new word game drops every day at noon for players to find the longest possible word. Slate Pears is a daily word game where players compete to discover the…
- Keywords: slate pears, word game, daily puzzle, slate plus, game 401, loblolly, Slate, Pears, Game, 401, Daily, word
- Source: Slate Magazine — https://slate.com/life/2026/09/word-game-slate-pears-401-for-september-19-2026.html?via=rss
- Published: 2026-09-19T16:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: slate pears, word game, daily puzzle, slate plus, game 401, loblolly
## New Pears game daily
Slate releases a fresh Pears word game every day at noon. Game 401 is live now.

> New Pears every day at noon!
## Longest word was loblolly
In the previous game, Game 400, the longest word players found was loblolly, a type of pine tree.

> The longest word in Game 400 was LOBLOLLY.
## Full archive now open
Slate Plus members can now access over 400 previous Pears games anytime they want to play.

> The complete Pears archive is now open!
## Suggest words to slate
Players can submit word suggestions to pears@slate.com. Recent additions include garbology, the study of garbage.

> Got a word to suggest? Let us know at pears@slate.com.
## All you can eat pears
Slate Plus membership gives unlimited access to the entire Pears game library, described as an all-you-can-eat buffet.

> It's an all-you-can-eat Pears buffet!
## Key takeaway

Slate Pears is a daily word game where players compete to discover the longest word from a set of letters.