DAILY NO. 2 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
The September 23, 2026 puzzle ran from a domestic cat at 46 cm to an adult orca at 7.5 m — about 16× apart, drawing on animals. The pair furthest apart was round 1: an African elephant is 1.1× as big as an American pickup truck.
Puzzle #2 asked about an African elephant, an adult orca, a golden retriever, a domestic cat and a bald eagle wingspan. Each answer below gives the measured size, the reference it stood beside and the source behind the number. Want the surprise first? Replay this puzzle — archived days never touch your streak.
Answer: African Elephant — 6.5 m. An African elephant measures 6.5 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, an American pickup truck at 5.9 m.
A large bull elephant can stretch about 6.5 metres from trunk to tail.
Common miss: players tend to compress an African elephant when it sits beside an American pickup truck — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Adult Orca — 7.5 m. An adult orca measures 7.5 m (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, an Ankylosaurus at 8 m.
Adult male orcas can grow beyond eight metres.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an adult orca when it sits beside an Ankylosaurus — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Golden Retriever — 94 cm. A golden retriever measures 94 cm (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a baseball bat at 86 cm.
An adult Golden Retriever is close to a metre from nose to rump.
Common miss: players tend to compress a golden retriever when it sits beside a baseball bat — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Domestic Cat — 46 cm. A domestic cat measures 46 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a computer keyboard at 44 cm.
A cat’s body is about 46 cm long before its tail is counted.
Common miss: players tend to compress a domestic cat when it sits beside a computer keyboard — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Bald Eagle Wingspan — 2.1 m. A bald eagle wingspan measures 2.1 m (length / span), which is 1.1× as big as the reference, a Velociraptor at 2 m.
A large bald eagle can spread its wings more than two metres wide.
Common miss: players tend to compress a bald eagle wingspan when it sits beside a Velociraptor — 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.