DAILY NO. 10 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
The five sports objects from the Size It Up puzzle on September 10, 2026, with the measured size of each, the reference it was compared against, a source you can check, and how the community's guesses landed. Want the surprise first? Replay this puzzle — archived days never touch your streak.
Answer: an NBA basketball measures 24.3 cm (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, an American football at 28 cm.
An NBA ball is regulated by circumference, about 75 cm, which works out to just under 25 cm across.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an NBA basketball when it sits beside an American football — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: a hockey stick measures 1.6 m (height), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a refrigerator at 1.8 m.
A stick is fitted to reach between the chin and the nose when the player is standing on skates.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a hockey stick when it sits beside a refrigerator — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: a golf ball measures 4.3 cm (length / span), which is about 1.4× smaller than the reference, a house key at 6 cm.
A golf ball cannot be smaller than 42.67 mm in diameter.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a golf ball when it sits beside a house key — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: a hockey puck measures 7.6 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, an apple at 8 cm.
A regulation puck is exactly three inches across.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a hockey puck when it sits beside an apple — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: a baseball bat measures 86 cm (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a golden retriever at 94 cm.
A common adult bat is 34 inches long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a baseball bat when it sits beside a golden retriever — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Sizes are measured along the axis named in each round and link to their published source. Explore the full library by category, or read how scoring works.