DAILY NO. 38 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five everyday 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 29, 2026 puzzle ran from a house key at 6 cm to a floor lamp at 1.6 m — about 28× apart, drawing on everyday. The pair furthest apart was round 2: a house key is about 1.7× smaller than a monarch butterfly.
Answer: Open Umbrella — 1.1 m. An open umbrella measures 1.1 m (length / span), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, a baseball bat at 86 cm.
Measured across the open canopy — wide enough to cover two people badly.
Common miss: players tend to compress an open umbrella when it sits beside a baseball bat — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: House Key — 6 cm. A house key measures 6 cm (length / span), which is about 1.7× smaller than the reference, a monarch butterfly at 10 cm.
Keys settle around 6 cm because that is what the lock cylinder needs, not the hand.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a house key when it sits beside a monarch butterfly — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Coffee Mug — 9.5 cm. A coffee mug measures 9.5 cm (height), which is about 1.3× smaller than the reference, a soda can at 12.2 cm.
A standard mug holds about 350 ml — the same as a soda can, in a shorter, wider package.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a coffee mug when it sits beside a soda can — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Light Bulb — 11 cm. A light bulb measures 11 cm (height), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, a coffee mug at 9.5 cm.
The classic A60 bulb takes its name from its widest point, 60 mm across.
Common miss: players tend to compress a light bulb when it sits beside a coffee mug — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Floor Lamp — 1.6 m. A floor lamp measures 1.6 m (height), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a refrigerator at 1.8 m.
Floor lamps are built to put the shade just above a seated person’s eye line.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a floor lamp when it sits beside a refrigerator — 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.