Puzzle Piece Sizes | Puzzle Total Size In Measurements

Jigsaw Puzzle Sizes

This article will reference the size of the pieces AND the sizes of jigsaw puzzles with respect to measurements in inches. For example, the size of the assembled image is 20” by 30” .

When you ask the puzzle size, do you mean how many pieces or what is the measurement of the jigsaw puzzle? This is SO common.....kinda like waiting for the turkey to ' unthaw

Fear not though....there is no golden rule around this. It just needs further clarification. And, both issues are required when you are looking at the size of your new jigsaw puzzle.

So just to be clear this is how we will discuss the ' size ' issue here;

Pieces

• number of pieces per jigsaw puzzle • size of the cut pieces in the puzzle Measurement • total size of the image in inches or cm once it is assembled

Pieces

Stay with me here...

1. The number of pieces is sometimes associated with the ‘ size ’ of the jigsaw

puzzle. For example; the question is often asked, “What size is it?” and the

answer may be,

“it is 1000 pieces ” . The number of pieces may also determine the physical size of the puzzle. Ideally a 2000 piece puzzle is going to measure larger than 1000 pieces and a 3000 piece will be larger than a 2000 piece.

2. But those are not hard stone-cold facts because the actual physical size of the puzzle is going to depend on the size of each jigsaw puzzle piece. I’ ve got a World’ s Smallest Jigsaw Puzzle with 1000 pieces and the total physical size is 11.25" x 16.75" which is much smaller than most regular 1000 pieces by measurement which are approximately 20” x 30” .....but then look at the size of the pieces....

I must mention here that some of the ' random ' cut puzzle pieces can be quite

tiny too.

This might be a good time to mention a very general guide (stated loosely) for children ’ s age groups when purchasing jigsaw puzzles but it is not limited to these numbers because some children develop differently than others. Of course that does not mean as an adult you cannot do these, as I have been known quite often to assemble them :) Child Number of Pieces Ages 2 - 3 4 to 12 Pieces Ages 3 - 5 12 to 50 Pieces Ages 5 - 6 50 to 100 Pieces Ages 6 - 7 100 to 200 Pieces Ages 7 - 8 200 Pieces Ages 8 - 10 300 Pieces Ages 12+ 500+ Piece

Measurement

Families most often do 500 pieces and adults most often do 1000 pieces. There seems to be an ongoing ‘World’ s Largest’ competition and almost every year a different company is producing a ‘ new ’ jigsaw puzzle with more ‘ number of pieces ’ and larger physical measurements. The first thing I do before I even open the box is look for the jigsaw puzzle measurements. Then I locate the correct size of board I am going to use. It' s good to keep a supply of different sizes in your accessories. When you look at the M.C. Escher mini-wooden 100 pieces jigsaw puzzle on the website, the pieces are so tiny I used the tweezers to assist with assembly. The overall size of the assembled puzzle is approximately 2" x 3" in measurements.

Basically you could say the only way to determine the ' measurements ' is to read

what the company has stated on the box. Currently the 'World' s Largest' (2020) is the Kodak which is made up of 51,300 pieces and stretches to 28.5 ft x 6.25 ft. when complete. The puzzle consists of 27 separate images from " wonders of the world, " such as the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum, the New York City skyline, and the Taj Mahal. The 27 individual jigsaw puzzles then join together to form " one giant puzzle. " Personally, my largest is the Ravensburger New York City Window at 32,240 pieces in 8 bags. It measures 544cm x 192cm (214 in. x 76 in.). So to sum it up, just be mindful when you are choosing your puzzle. The number of pieces does not always give a clear measurement of the physical size of the assembled puzzle image ~ look carefully especially if your puzzle area is limited.