Today's Wordle answer for Sunday, December 22

Learn how to make the most of your daily Wordle with our compact selection of tips, designed to help you make the most out of every guess you make and quickly turn grey letters green. Need more? Then you've got it. Today's clue will point you in the right direction without spoiling your fun, and the December 22 (1282) answer's ready if the words aren't wording for you this Sunday and you'd really just like a win.

Almost… nearly… and won. Today's game was over so fast it took a moment to register with my brain...