New Pears every day at noon! This is Pears Game 418. It contains a possibly controversial longest pear word. You’ll know what it is when you get to it. The longest words in Game 417 were FLATFOOT, NONFATAL, and FOOTFALL. The complete Pears archive is now open! Slate Plus members can play 400+ games of Pears anytime. It’s an all-you-can-eat Pears buffet! Got a word to suggest? Let us know at pears@slate.com. Recent additions: FININGS, XYLENOL, FINITO. More Games From Slate Slate SoundBites for October 6, 2026 Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, and Patti LuPone All Won Tony Awards for Best Actress in Which Broadway Musical? Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 6, 2026 Slate Pears Game 417: Oct. 5, 2026
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