DAILY NO. 48 · 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 8, 2026 puzzle ran from a hockey puck at 7.6 cm to an American football field at 109.7 m — 3 orders of magnitude apart, drawing on sports. The pair furthest apart was round 4: a basketball hoop is 1.7× as big as a refrigerator.
Answer: Surfboard — 2 m. A surfboard measures 2 m (height), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a US interior door at 2 m.
A two-metre shortboard is smaller than most people picture — longboards start near three metres.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a surfboard when it sits beside a US interior door — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
Answer: Hockey Puck — 7.6 cm. A hockey puck measures 7.6 cm (length / span), which is almost exactly the same size as the reference, a chocolate chip cookie at 8 cm.
A regulation puck is exactly three inches across.
Common miss: players tend to inflate a hockey puck when it sits beside a chocolate chip cookie — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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.
Answer: Basketball Hoop — 3 m. A basketball hoop measures 3 m (height), which is 1.7× as big as the reference, a refrigerator at 1.8 m.
The rim is exactly 10 feet above the floor.
Common miss: players tend to compress a basketball hoop when it sits beside a refrigerator — 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 almost exactly the same size as the reference, a floor lamp at 1.6 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 floor lamp — big things get squeezed, small familiar things get stretched.
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