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Ditloids and Letter Equations

A ditloid is a word game consisting of abbreviations and letters. To solve the puzzle, the letters have to be figured out through creativity and logic to discover the common phrase or sentence. Examples are 4 Q in a G (Four Quarts in a Gallon) and 1 W on a U (One Wheel on a Unicycle). Letter equations, sometimes referred to as language or linguistic equations, are riddles involving common expressions containing numbers and words. The first letter of each word replaces the word itself leaving the reader with a puzzle to figure out.

1,465 Questions

Resolve the equation 272 equals W in the GA?

272 words in the Gettysburg Address.

Though some will dispute the number!

Ditloid 1000 w that a p is w?

1000 words that a picture is worth (eg "a picture is worth a thousand words")

What does the 's mean?

If the "WS" follows a number (i.e. 32 WS) it stands for Winchester Special and is part of the name of a cartridge.

A G B I the T in 1876?

"Alexander Graham Bell Invented the Telephone in 1876".

What is the answer to the ditloid 12 equals P of C?

This may no longer apply but the Ditloid answer is 12 Provinces of Canada.

NOTE There used to be 10 provinces and 2 territories - now increased to 3.

What are 212 D at the B P?

212 Degrees (Fahrenheit) at the Boiling Point

Ditloid 5 b l and t s f?

5 small barley loaves and two small fish (Miracle in Gospel of John)

What 6 D 7 N?

"Six Days Seven Nights", a 1998 movie starring Harrison Ford and Anne Heche.