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.
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The November 6, 2026 puzzle ran from a golf ball at 4.3 cm to an American football field at 109.7 m — 3 orders of magnitude apart, drawing on sports. The pair furthest apart was round 5: a golf ball is about 1.8× smaller than a hockey puck.
ROUND 1
How long is an NBA basketball compared with an American football?
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Answer: NBA Basketball — 24.3 cm. An NBA basketball measures 24.3 cm (length / span), which is about 1.2× smaller than the reference, an American football at 28 cm.
An NBA ball is regulated by circumference, about 75 cm, which works out to just under 25 cm across.
Common miss: players tend to inflate an NBA basketball when it sits beside an American football — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
How long is a bowling ball compared with an NBA basketball?
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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.
How long is a soccer goal compared with an American pickup truck?
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Answer: Soccer Goal — 7.3 m. A soccer goal measures 7.3 m (length / span), which is 1.2× as big as the reference, an American pickup truck at 5.9 m.
A full-size association football goal is 7.32 metres wide.
Common miss: players tend to compress a soccer goal when it sits beside an American pickup truck — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
How long is an American football field compared with a Boeing 747?
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Answer: American Football Field — 109.7 m. An American football field measures 109.7 m (length / span), which is 1.6× as big as the reference, a Boeing 747 at 70.7 m.
Goal line to goal line is 100 yards; end zones make the full field 120 yards.
Common miss: players tend to compress an American football field when it sits beside a Boeing 747 — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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