DAILY NO. 45 · VERIFIED MEASUREMENTS
Today's five sports 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 November 5, 2026 puzzle ran from a bowling ball at 21.8 cm to a basketball hoop at 3 m — about 14× apart, drawing on sports. The pair furthest apart was round 4: a basketball hoop is 1.5× as big as a US interior door.
Answer: Tennis Racket — 68.5 cm. A tennis racket measures 68.5 cm (height), which is about 1.5× smaller than the reference, an acoustic guitar at 1 m.
The rules allow up to 73.7 cm, but almost every player uses something just under 69 cm.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a tennis racket when it sits beside an acoustic guitar — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Baseball Bat — 86 cm. A baseball bat measures 86 cm (length / span), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a golden retriever at 94 cm.
A common adult bat is 34 inches long.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a baseball bat when it sits beside a golden retriever — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a bowling ball when it sits beside an NBA basketball — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Basketball Hoop — 3 m. A basketball hoop measures 3 m (height), which is 1.5× as big as the reference, a US interior door at 2 m.
The rim is exactly 10 feet above the floor.
Common miss: players tend to compress a basketball hoop when it sits beside a US interior door — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Hockey Stick — 1.6 m. A hockey stick measures 1.6 m (height), which is about 1.1× smaller than the reference, a refrigerator at 1.8 m.
A stick is fitted to reach between the chin and the nose when the player is standing on skates.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a hockey stick when it sits beside a refrigerator — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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