ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · PRE-LAUNCH · JULY 17, 2026
Size It Up answer: July 17
The five Mixed silhouettes for July 17, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.
This pre-launch puzzle ran from a basketball (24 cm) to the International Space Station (109 m). The widest gap was round 3, International Space Station against African Elephant, at 34×; the closest call was round 2, Orca against Holstein Cow, only 2.8× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Tennis Court vs Giant Manta Ray
Giant Manta Ray · reference · 7 m Tennis Court · true length · 23.77 m 3.4× longer than the giant manta ray
A tennis court is 23.77 m long baseline to baseline.
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ROUND 2
Orca vs Holstein Cow
Holstein Cow · reference · 2.5 m Orca · true length · 7 m 2.8× longer than the Holstein cow
An orca is about 7 m long — a dolphin the size of a minibus.
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ROUND 3
International Space Station vs African Elephant (Bull)
African Elephant · reference · 3.2 m International Space Station · true length · 109 m 34× longer than the African elephant
The ISS is about 109 m across its solar arrays — a football pitch in orbit.
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ROUND 4
Golden Retriever vs Giant Squid
Giant Squid · reference · 12 m Golden Retriever · true length · 1 m 12× shorter than the giant squid
A golden retriever is about 1 m from nose to tail base.
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ROUND 5
Basketball vs Capybara
Capybara · reference · 1.2 m Basketball · true diameter · 24 cm 5.0× shorter than the capybara
A basketball is about 24 cm across.
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Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.