Introducing “Building Blocks,” The Construction Specifier’s new weekly word puzzle for AEC professionals. Each challenge asks readers to identify a five-letter construction, design, or specification-related term in six guesses or fewer. From materials and assemblies to codes and project terminology, “Building Blocks” puts your industry vocabulary to the test. Take a break, sharpen your AEC knowledge, and see how quickly you can solve today’s puzzle.

Your goal is to guess the correct word.

Start by entering any valid word and press Enter. (Some common starting choices are ‘CRATE’, ‘SNARE’, and ‘IRATE’.)

After each guess, the tiles will change color to show how close you are.

• Green means the letter is correct and in the right spot.
• Yellow means the letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
• Grey means the letter isn’t in the word.

Use the color clues from each guess to narrow it down and solve the word.

Good luck!