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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

NYT Strands board for September 8, 2024: A royal shade.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

Its also in the name of a very famous musical that recently had an Oscar-nominated movie adaptation.

(Read this articleif you need more help.)

Completed NYT Strands board for September 8, 2024: A royal shade.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is PURPLES.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: LAVENDER, PLUM, ORCHID, MAGENTA, LILAC, MAUVE, VIOLET.

Therefore, I think we might be looking for shades of purple.

Yep, theres LAVENDER.

PLUM fits into the space formed by LAVENDER.

Theres the spangram below that: PURPLES.

ORCHID fits into the space on the right formed by the spangram.

MAGENTA sits below the spangram.

(I think of that as a shade of pink, but whatever.)

LILAC is below MAGENTA.

MAUVE fills the bottom right corner.

Your job is to find the hidden words within the board that reflect the puzzles theme.

When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

Solving the spangram usually makes the rest of the puzzle much easier to complete.

There is only one correct solution.

How to win Strands

Unlike Connections and Wordle, you cannot fail Strands.

it’s possible for you to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.