"New Pears every day at noon! This is Pears Game 187. The longest words in Game 186 were SAGUAROS and SUSURRUS. I got a lot of emails about STEGOSAURUS. My initial investigation suggested that Stegosaurus (the genus) is a proper noun, while the non-proper noun is stegosaur(s). But then everyone yelled at me so I changed my mind. STEGOSAURUS is in! The complete Pears archive is now open!"
"Slate Plus members can play 100+ 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: ORGO, AUTEUR, CHURROS, GOCHUGARU. Recent removals: DOODOO, POOPOO. I know! But they are definitely hyphenated and it is time to delete these boring words."
Pears Game 187 posts a new puzzle every day at noon. The longest words in Game 186 were SAGUAROS and SUSURRUS. STEGOSAURUS was debated for proper-noun status and ultimately accepted into the allowed word list. The complete Pears archive is now open so players can access past games. Slate Plus members can play more than 100 games of Pears at any time with unlimited access. Recent word additions include ORGO, AUTEUR, CHURROS, and GOCHUGARU. Recent removals include DOODOO and POOPOO because they are hyphenated and considered ineligible. Word suggestions can be sent to pears@slate.com.
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