New Pears every day at noon! This is Pears Game 269. The longest words in Game 268 were ALFALFA, FLYAWAY, ALOOFLY, LOYALLY, and LAYAWAY.

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Got a word to suggest? Let us know at pears@slate.com. Recent additions: WORKFLOW, DRYWALL.