DAILY NO. 29 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS

Size It Up answers – October 20, 2026

The five objects from the Size It Up puzzle on October 20, 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 20, 2026 puzzle ran from a bowling ball at 21.8 cm to Avalugg at 2 m — about 9× apart, drawing on pokémon, everyday, sports. The pair furthest apart was round 2: an open umbrella is about 1.2× smaller than a 55-inch television.

ROUND 1

How tall is Slugma compared with Hoothoot?

Answer: Slugma — 70 cm. Slugma measures 70 cm (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, Hoothoot at 70 cm.

Slugma stands 70 cm tall and weighs 35 kg — almost exactly the height of a tennis racket (68.5 cm).

How people guessed: across 4 runs the typical guess was 1.1 m — 53% too large. The most common miss is picturing Slugma far bigger than Hoothoot really allows.

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ROUND 2

How long is an open umbrella compared with a 55-inch television?

Answer: Open Umbrella — 1.1 m. An open umbrella measures 1.1 m (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, a 55-inch television at 1.2 m.

Measured across the open canopy — wide enough to cover two people badly.

How people guessed: across 4 runs the typical guess was 95 cm — 10% too small.

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ROUND 3

How tall is Avalugg compared with Mantine?

Answer: Avalugg — 2 m. Avalugg measures 2 m (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, Mantine at 2.1 m.

Avalugg stands 2 m tall and weighs 505 kg — almost exactly the height of a surfboard (2 m).

How people guessed: across 4 runs the typical guess was 3.7 m — 86% too large. The most common miss is picturing Avalugg far bigger than Mantine really allows.

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ROUND 4

How tall is Chikorita compared with Espeon?

Answer: Chikorita — 90 cm. Chikorita measures 90 cm (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, Espeon at 90 cm.

Chikorita stands 90 cm tall and weighs 6.4 kg — almost exactly the height of a dining chair (90 cm).

How people guessed: across 4 runs the typical guess was 73.9 cm — 18% too small.

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ROUND 5

How long is a bowling ball compared with an NBA basketball?

Answer: Bowling Ball — 21.8 cm. A bowling ball measures 21.8 cm (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, an NBA basketball at 24.3 cm.

Every bowling ball is the same width — only the weight changes, from six to sixteen pounds.

How people guessed: across 4 runs the typical guess was 24.5 cm — 12% too large.

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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.