Today's Wordle answer for Monday, December 23

Let's get this Wordle week started. Whether you're planning on blazing through Monday's game with a quick scroll straight to today's answer, spending some time with our freshly written clue for the December 23 (1283) puzzle, or would just like to check out our general tips, you'll find everything you need right here. It's your game, we're just here to help you win it.

I didn't need a lot of rows to win today—I was done by the third—but this was still a very "sticky" game, one that took some serious effort to work out.