Mark Chapman
pappychap.bsky.social
Mark Chapman
@pappychap.bsky.social
Christ-follower, Husband, father, grand-and great-grandfather, helper, ally and friend.
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Pips #141 Easy 🟢
4:53

Strands #673
“Slapped together”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🟡💡🔵🔵
🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,661 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1661 3/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #939
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January 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Pips #140 Easy 🟢
0:47

Strands #672
“I just know ...”
💡🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,660 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1660 3/6

⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #938
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January 4, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Pips #139 Easy 🟢
3:25

Strands #671
“I've never seen that before!”
💡🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,659 2/6
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1659 5/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
January 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Connections Puzzle #937
🟪🟦🟪🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Flashback for Jan. 3, 2026
25 points
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Play here:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Jan. 3, 2026
Can you sort 8 historical events?
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Pips #138 Easy 🟢
1:38

Strands #670
“Home is where the hearth is”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

(A nod to the release of Jack Smith's testimony?)
NY Times Wordle 1,658 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1658 3/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #936
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January 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Reposted by Mark Chapman
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…

Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Tried something new.
Pips #137 Hard 🔴
9:02
Pips #137 Easy 🟢
8:04

Strands #669
“Not your average joe”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,657 5/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1657 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #935
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Happy New Year, everybody!
January 1, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Pips #136 Easy 🟢
2:11

Strands #668
“One good turn deserves another”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,656 3/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1656 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #934
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December 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Pips #135 Easy 🟢
2:34

Strands #667
“2025 Top Twenty”
💡🔵💡🔵
🔵💡🔵🟡
🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,655 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1655 3/6

🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #933
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December 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Pips #134 Easy 🟢
1:15

Strands #666
“Are you putting me on?”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,654 3/6
🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1654 3/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #932
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December 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Pips #133 Easy 🟢
1:16

Strands #665
“Load up on tissues”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
💡🔵🟡🔵
🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,653 4/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1653 3/6

⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #931
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December 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Pips #131 Easy 🟢
0:56

Strands #663
“Please hold”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,651 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1651 3/6

🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #929
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December 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Pips #130 Easy 🟢
2:00

Strands #662
“Caroler's count”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🟡🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,650 3/6

⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1650 4/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #928
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December 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Pips #129 Easy 🟢
1:05

Strands #661
“Gather around”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,649 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1649 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #927
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December 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Reposted by Mark Chapman
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Pips #128 Easy 🟢
1:51

Strands #660
“Br-r-r-r-r!”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,648 3/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1648 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #926
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December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Pips #127 Easy 🟢
4:00

Strands #659
“Pass it along”
🔵💡🔵💡
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,647 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1647 5/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #925
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December 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Pips #126 Easy 🟢
1:35

Strands #658
“Big bad wolf”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🟡

NY Times Wordle 1,646 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1646 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #924
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Flashback for Dec. 20, 2025
25 points
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟥
Play here:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Dec. 20, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Pips #125 Easy 🟢
1:51

Strands #657
“All the trimmings”
💡🔵🔵💡
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,645 3/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1645 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #923
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December 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Pips #124 Easy 🟢
2:14

Strands #656
“On the chopping block”
💡🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,644 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1644 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #922
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December 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Pips #123 Easy 🟢
2:14

Strands #655
“Natural remedies”
💡🔵🔵💡
🔵💡🔵🟡
🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,643 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1643 3/6

🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #921
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December 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Pips #122 Easy 🟢
1:28

Strands #654
“Out of line”
💡🔵💡🔵
💡💡🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,642 4/6

⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1642 3/6

🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #920
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December 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Pips #121 Easy 🟢
1:33

Strands #653
“Let me count the ways”
🔵💡🔵🔵
🔵💡🔵🟡

NY Times Wordle 1,641 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩
🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟨🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1641 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #919
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December 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Pips #120 Easy 🟢
1:58

Strands #652
“Palette episodes”
💡🔵🟢💡
🟢⚪️🟡🔵
💡🟡📺⚪️

NY Times Wordle 1,640 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1640 3/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #918
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December 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Pips #119 Easy 🟢
2:20

Strands #651
“Pricy pairing”
💡🔵💡🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵

NY Times Wordle 1,639 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Original Wordle 1639 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections Puzzle #917
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🟦🟨🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
December 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM