DAILY NO. 27 · 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 18, 2026 puzzle ran from a domestic cat at 46 cm to a hippopotamus at 3.5 m — about 8× apart, drawing on animals. The pair furthest apart was round 5: 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 1.1× as big as the reference, a three-seat sofa at 2.2 m.
A full-grown dairy cow can be roughly 2.4 metres long.
Common miss: players tend to compress a dairy cow when it sits beside a three-seat sofa — 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: Adult Horse — 2.4 m. An adult horse measures 2.4 m (length / span), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, a Velociraptor at 2 m.
A riding horse is roughly as long as a dairy cow.
Common miss: players tend to compress an adult horse when it sits beside a Velociraptor — 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: 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.
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