What's a ditloid?
A phrase, title or fact squashed down to its numbers and initials. Your job is to unsquash it. The name comes from the most famous one:
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Numbers are numbers, capitals are the first letters of words, and the small linking words are usually written out. So:
Playing
- Type the whole phrase. Close spellings count, and you can write numbers as digits or words, or leave them out: the clue gives them away.
- Stuck? Take the hint. It still counts as solved, and your streak keeps going.
- Giving up shows the answer, but on the ditloid of the day it ends your streak.
- A new ditloid of the day starts at midnight, UK time.
- Missed a day? This week’s are free to play. They don’t affect your streak.
- Every past ditloid is on the trail, ten to a page. Solve 7 on a page to open the next. You can give up on 3 per page.
Keeping your streak
Your progress is saved in your browser automatically. To keep it safe, or play on your phone and computer, add your email. No password: we send you a sign-in link.