Slate Pears Game 275: May 16, 2026
Slate Pears Game 275 was released on May 16, 2026, continuing the daily word game series. The longest word from the previous game, Game 274, was THIRTIETH. New words recently added to the game include TERRACOTTA, OWLY, NICEN, and ROLLATOR.
- ▪Slate Pears Game 275 was published on May 16, 2026.
- ▪The longest word in Game 274 was THIRTIETH.
- ▪New words added to Pears include TERRACOTTA, OWLY, NICEN, and ROLLATOR.
- ▪Slate Plus members can access over 200 past Pears games.
- ▪Suggestions for new words can be sent to [email protected].
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 8 days. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Slate Pears Game 283: May 24, 2026 — Slate
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| Original publisher | Slate Magazine |
| Canonical URL | https://slate.com/life/2026/05/word-game-slate-pears-275-for-may-16-2026.html?via=rss |
| Publication time | Sat, 16 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-16T16:05:18.940Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-16T16:28:55.734Z |
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| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
| Cluster | wEP6DHRDs0Mt · 9 stories |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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| Indexing | May the item be indexed (stored, ranked, made findable)? | Allowed |
| Snippet | May a short excerpt of the publisher's text be shown? | Allowed |
| AI summary | May WeSearch generate its own short summary of the article? | Limited |
| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
Basis: Derived from the published RSS/Atom feed. Contact: [email protected]. Reviewed: 2026-07-24.
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<p class="slate-notification--error"> Please enable JavaScript to view this. </p> New Pears every day at noon! This is Pears Game 275. The longest word in Game 274 was THIRTIETH. The complete Pears archive is now open! Slate Plus members can play 200+ games of Pears anytime. It’s an all-you-can-eat Pears buffet! Got a word to suggest? Let us know at [email protected]. Recent additions: TERRACOTTA, OWLY, NICEN, ROLLATOR. More Games From Slate Slate Mini Crossword for May 16, 2026 Slate Pears Game 274: May 15, 2026 Slate SoundBites for May 15, 2026 Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Copy Chief? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz. Copy Link Share Share Comment Slate Games Pears
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