DAILY NO. 22 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
The five animals objects from the Size It Up puzzle on October 13, 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.
The October 13, 2026 puzzle ran from an American bullfrog at 15 cm to an adult orca at 7.5 m — about 50× apart, drawing on animals. The pair furthest apart was round 2: a hippopotamus is 1.3× as big as a concert grand piano.
Answer: Dairy Cow — 2.4 m. A dairy cow measures 2.4 m (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, an adult horse at 2.4 m.
A full-grown dairy cow can be roughly 2.4 metres long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a dairy cow when it sits beside an adult horse — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Hippopotamus — 3.5 m. A hippopotamus measures 3.5 m (length / span), which is 1.3× as big as the reference, a concert grand piano at 2.7 m.
A hippo can reach 3.5 metres despite its compact silhouette.
Common miss: players tend to compress a hippopotamus when it sits beside a concert grand piano — 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: American Bullfrog — 15 cm. An American bullfrog measures 15 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a hard-shell taco at 15 cm.
A large bullfrog can be almost as long as a modern phone.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an American bullfrog when it sits beside a hard-shell taco — 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 1.2× as big as the reference, a road bicycle at 1.8 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 road bicycle — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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