Size It Up

ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 2, 2026

Size It Up answer: August 2

The five Mixed silhouettes for August 2, 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 king-size bed (2.03 m) to Mercury (4,879 km). The widest gap was round 2, Blue Whale against Hippopotamus, at 7.7×; the closest call was round 4, King-size Bed against Bald Eagle, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Ceres vs Mercury

    Mercury · reference · 4,879 km
    Ceres · true diameter · 940 km

    5.2× shorter than Mercury

    Ceres, the largest asteroid, is about 940 km across.

  2. ROUND 2

    Blue Whale (Average Adult) vs Hippopotamus

    Hippopotamus · reference · 3.5 m
    Blue Whale · true length · 27 m

    7.7× longer than the hippopotamus

    An adult blue whale reaches about 27 m — longer than two school buses.

  3. ROUND 3

    Horse (Thoroughbred) vs Lion (Male)

    Lion · reference · 2.1 m
    Horse · true length · 2.4 m

    1.1× longer than the lion

    A Thoroughbred is about 2.4 m long from nose to tail base.

  4. ROUND 4

    King-size Bed (US) vs Bald Eagle

    Bald Eagle · reference · 2.2 m
    King-size Bed · true length · 2.03 m

    1.1× shorter than the bald eagle

    A US king-size bed is about 2.03 m long.

  5. ROUND 5

    Wandering Albatross vs Ostrich

    Ostrich · reference · 2.5 m
    Wandering Albatross · true wingspan · 3.1 m

    1.2× wider than the ostrich

    The wandering albatross has the widest wingspan of any bird: about 3.1 m.

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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.

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