March 3, 2022 7:40 am Published by

Enigmarch is a fun little activity to get those wheels spinning on puzzle design. Each day they provide the community with a new theme for a puzzle. Search the hashtag #enigmarch for a ton of free puzzles!

Today’s theme was Rhyme. I went through a ton of ideas and settled on a fun little rhyming blast from my childhood. I hope it gives others a bit of nostalgia too.

Below is the puzzle. Read further for clues and solution.

Clues (scroll down)

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  • Pay close attention to how the rhyme at the bottom of the board works.
  • You can google The Name Game Song if you need a breakdown.
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  • We are assuming that each student will try their name. Which names will use a bad word?
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  • Pay attention to the ranking of the student and the note from the teacher on the left of the board. (There’s a clue on what to do next in the note.)
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  • You’ll want to pull out the number letter from the name as the rank. For example if Chuck is ranked first, the letter will be C. (And if you haven’t played the name game with Chuck, you are missing out)
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  • Order the names in ranking order (combining Math and Reading). This should get you a word – what you aren’t supposed to do.
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  • SOLUTION BELOW
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  • .Question: What were the students not supposed to do?
  • SOLUTION: Curse

Carter(1), Tucker(2), Bart(3), Alis (4), Riche (5)

❤️And a special thank you to my mom for teaching me the name game song!