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ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 20, 2026

Size It Up answer: August 20

The five Mixed silhouettes for August 20, 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 Earth (12,740 km). The widest gap was round 5, Basketball against Giant Squid, at 50×; the closest call was round 3, Lion against Grizzly Bear, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Mercury vs Ceres

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

    5.2× wider than Ceres

    Mercury is about 4,879 km across.

  2. ROUND 2

    Earth vs Moon

    Moon · reference · 3,474 km
    Earth · true diameter · 12,740 km

    3.7× wider than the Moon

    Earth is about 12,742 km across.

  3. ROUND 3

    Lion (Male) vs Grizzly Bear

    Grizzly Bear · reference · 2 m
    Lion · true length · 2.1 m

    1.1× longer than the grizzly bear

    A male lion is about 2.1 m from nose to rump.

  4. ROUND 4

    Horse (Thoroughbred) vs Tyrannosaurus rex

    Tyrannosaurus rex · reference · 12 m
    Horse · true length · 2.4 m

    5.0× shorter than the tyrannosaurus rex

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

  5. ROUND 5

    Basketball vs Giant Squid

    Giant Squid · reference · 12 m
    Basketball · true diameter · 24 cm

    50× shorter than the giant squid

    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.

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