DAILY NO. 18 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five animals Size It Up comparisons with the measured size of each object, its reference and a source you can check. The puzzle is still live, so every answer stays hidden until you tap it. Haven't played yet? Play today's puzzle first.
The October 9, 2026 puzzle ran from a golden retriever at 94 cm to a blue whale at 25 m — about 27× apart, drawing on animals. The pair furthest apart was round 3: a blue whale is 2× as big as a Tyrannosaurus rex.
Answer: Golden Retriever — 94 cm. A golden retriever measures 94 cm (length / span), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a 55-inch television at 1.2 m.
An adult Golden Retriever is close to a metre from nose to rump.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a golden retriever when it sits beside a 55-inch television — 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 1.3× as big as the reference, an American pickup truck at 5.9 m.
Adult male orcas can grow beyond eight metres.
Common miss: players tend to compress an adult orca when it sits beside an American pickup truck — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Blue Whale — 25 m. A blue whale measures 25 m (length / span), which is 2× as big as the reference, a Tyrannosaurus rex at 12.3 m.
A blue whale can be longer than a basketball court.
Common miss: players tend to compress a blue whale when it sits beside a Tyrannosaurus rex — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Adult Giraffe — 5.2 m. An adult giraffe measures 5.2 m (height), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, the Apollo Lunar Module at 6.9 m.
Adult giraffes commonly stand between 4.5 and 5.5 metres tall.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an adult giraffe when it sits beside the Apollo Lunar Module — 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 about 1.1× smaller than the reference, an adult horse at 2.4 m.
A large bald eagle can spread its wings more than two metres wide.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a bald eagle wingspan when it sits beside an adult horse — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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