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ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 16, 2026

Size It Up answer: August 16

The five Mixed silhouettes for August 16, 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 Moon (3,474 km). The widest gap was round 5, Olympic Swimming Pool against Ostrich, at 20×; the closest call was round 4, Moon against Pluto, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Grizzly Bear vs Basketball

    Basketball · reference · 24 cm
    Grizzly Bear · true length · 2 m

    8.3× longer than the basketball

    A grizzly bear is about 2 m long on all fours.

  2. ROUND 2

    Horse (Thoroughbred) vs Golden Retriever

    Golden Retriever · reference · 1 m
    Horse · true length · 2.4 m

    2.4× longer than the golden retriever

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

  3. ROUND 3

    Giraffe (Male) vs Tyrannosaurus rex

    Tyrannosaurus rex · reference · 12 m
    Giraffe · true height · 5.5 m

    2.2× shorter than the tyrannosaurus rex

    A male giraffe stands about 5.5 m tall — it can look into a second-floor window.

  4. ROUND 4

    Moon vs Pluto

    Pluto · reference · 2,376 km
    Moon · true diameter · 3,474 km

    1.5× wider than Pluto

    The Moon is about 3,474 km across — a bit wider than Australia.

  5. ROUND 5

    Olympic Swimming Pool vs Ostrich

    Ostrich · reference · 2.5 m
    Olympic Swimming Pool · true length · 50 m

    20× longer than the ostrich

    An Olympic pool is 50 m long.

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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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