What is the definition of ditloid?

Answer 1

A ditloid is a type of riddle formed out of letters. They are sometimes called letter equations.

They got their name from the first known ditloid:

1 ditloid = 1 (One) Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch

Some other examples:

24 H in a D = 24 hours in a day

52 C in a P = 52 cards in a pack

20000 LU the S = 20000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Answer 2

A ditloid is a word game consisting of numbers, letters and abbreviations. To solve the ditloid you need to work out the full sentence or phrase by filling in the missing words, here is an example, 3 w on a R R (3 wheels on a Robin Reliant)

Answer 3

A 'Ditloid' is a word puzzle where the answer must be deduced from letters and numbers in the clue. The word 'Ditloid' is in itself a ditloid, it involves the title of a novel, 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'. So the di in ditloid is 'Day in'.

Answer 4

A 'Ditloid' is a word puzzle where the answer must be deduced from letters and numbers in the clue. The word 'Ditloid' is in itself a ditloid, it is the title of a novel - 1 = DitLoID = 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'.