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ALL ANSWERS · MIXED · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 31, 2026

Size It Up answer: August 31

The five Mixed silhouettes for August 31, 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 golden retriever (1 m) to Earth (12,740 km). The widest gap was round 3, Earth against Pluto, at 5.4×; the closest call was round 2, Concert Grand Piano against Grizzly Bear, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Golden Retriever vs Gorilla (Silverback)

    Gorilla · reference · 1.7 m
    Golden Retriever · true length · 1 m

    1.7× shorter than the gorilla

    A golden retriever is about 1 m from nose to tail base.

  2. ROUND 2

    Concert Grand Piano vs Grizzly Bear

    Grizzly Bear · reference · 2 m
    Concert Grand Piano · true length · 2.7 m

    1.4× longer than the grizzly bear

    A concert grand piano is about 2.7 m long.

  3. ROUND 3

    Earth vs Pluto

    Pluto · reference · 2,376 km
    Earth · true diameter · 12,740 km

    5.4× wider than Pluto

    Earth is about 12,742 km across.

  4. ROUND 4

    Komodo Dragon vs Giant Squid

    Giant Squid · reference · 12 m
    Komodo Dragon · true length · 3 m

    4.0× shorter than the giant squid

    A Komodo dragon is about 3 m long — the largest living lizard.

  5. ROUND 5

    Football Goal (Soccer) vs Whale Shark

    Whale Shark · reference · 12 m
    Football Goal · true length · 7.32 m

    1.6× shorter than the whale shark

    A football goal is 7.32 m wide between the posts.

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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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