RSWOOR = SORROW
PQEOUA = OPAQUE
DCEARA = ARCADE
IPSBYO = BIOPSY
TRCIVO = VICTOR
VIYCTA = CAVITY
CARTOON ANSWER:
CAPITALIZING THE FIRST LETTER OF NOUNS THAT ARE NAMES IS THE – – –
OW PAE RD IOP TOR TY = PROPER WAY TO DO IT
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🔠 CAPITAL GAINS
Today’s cartoon takes us to a classroom where nouns are the lesson of the day. At the front of the class, the teacher has filled the board with examples showing how the first letter changes to a capital when a noun is used as a name. One little girl hesitates over whether the same rule applies to her name, so she decides to check with a classmate. He quickly puts her uncertainty to rest, explaining that Rose most certainly follows the pattern. By the time this lesson is over, the teacher will have every student’s capitalization skills in tip-top shape, right down to the letter.
🧩 CLUE WORD BREAKDOWN
RSWOOR = SORROW
No trouble at all.
Last used: 03/01/2023 as ROSWOR
PQEOUA = OPAQUE
Instantly visible.
Last used: 11/14/2024 as APUQEO
DCEARA = ARCADE
My pick for hardest.
Last used: 04/17/2025 as DRACAE
IPSBYO = BIOPSY
Needed an extra glance.
Last used: 07/29/2017 as PIBSOY
TRCIVO = VICTOR
No trouble.
Last used: 02/14/2018 as COVIRT
VIYCTA = CAVITY
Came quickly.
Last used: 09/29/2021 as VAYCIT
🧠 FINAL SOLVE
The final answer was a 15-letter anagram that solved into a 6 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 layout. Our last puzzle of the week WORD take what felt like forever to solve. It was all those two-letter words that really slowed me down. With the teacher showing the students how to DO IT, I figured those two words might be hiding somewhere in the solution. Once all six clue words were solved, DO and IT were definitely there, with TO also clearly spelled out in the layout. With nearly half the letters accounted for, WAY came next, followed by PROPER, finally giving this stubborn solve a passing grade.
If today’s puzzle slowed you down, our biggest nudges were the common nouns on the board alongside their PROPER-NOUN examples, as well as the exchange between Rose and the little boy, who confirmed that capitalizing her name was the PROPER WAY TO DO IT.
📚 CLICK-TO-REVEAL FACTS*: ABOUT NOUNS
➤ What is the most frequently used noun in English?
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➤ Can a noun describe another noun?
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➤ Can a noun contain more than one word?
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🌓 That’s A Wrap!
👀 WORD YOU LOOK AT THAT
(Click phrase to reveal its origin)
UPPERCASE / LOWERCASE
Meaning: Uppercase refers to capital letters, while lowercase refers to the smaller letters used throughout most written words.
So, where did it come from?
The names come from the days when printers worked with individual pieces of metal type. Those letters were organized inside compartmented wooden or metal trays called cases. Capital letters were traditionally kept in the upper case, while the smaller, more frequently used letters were stored in the lower case. The physical cases eventually disappeared as printing technology changed, but their names remained. Every time we type in uppercase or lowercase today, we’re still using terminology inherited from old printing shops.
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