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ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 21, 2026

Size It Up answer: August 21

The five Mixed silhouettes for August 21, 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 tennis ball (6.7 cm) to the International Space Station (109 m). The widest gap was round 5, Credit Card against African Elephant, at 37×; the closest call was round 2, House Cat against Monarch Butterfly, only 4.6× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    International Space Station vs Komodo Dragon

    Komodo Dragon · reference · 3 m
    International Space Station · true length · 109 m

    36× longer than the Komodo dragon

    The ISS is about 109 m across its solar arrays — a football pitch in orbit.

  2. ROUND 2

    House Cat vs Monarch Butterfly

    Monarch Butterfly · reference · 10 cm
    House Cat · true length · 46 cm

    4.6× longer than the monarch butterfly

    A house cat is about 46 cm long without the tail.

  3. ROUND 3

    Tennis Court vs Golden Retriever

    Golden Retriever · reference · 1 m
    Tennis Court · true length · 23.77 m

    24× longer than the golden retriever

    A tennis court is 23.77 m long baseline to baseline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Tennis Ball vs Bald Eagle

    Bald Eagle · reference · 2.2 m
    Tennis Ball · true diameter · 6.7 cm

    33× shorter than the bald eagle

    A tennis ball is about 6.7 cm across.

  5. ROUND 5

    Credit Card vs African Elephant (Bull)

    African Elephant · reference · 3.2 m
    Credit Card · true length · 8.56 cm

    37× shorter than the African elephant

    A credit card is 85.6 mm wide.

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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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