PE Industrial and Systems Vocabulary Game
Exam terms with clues and explanations by OpenExamPrep.
About the PE Industrial and Systems Vocabulary Game
A free word game for the PE Industrial and Systems exam. Each round shows a clue for one of 20 exam terms across 5 topics. Recall the term, spell it out, then read a short explanation. Rounds pick a random term, so you can keep playing as long as you like.
How to Play
- 1Read the clue and type a term with the right number of letters (3 to 6). Abbreviations count: type the letters only.
- 2Press Check Answer or Enter. Each letter changes color to show how close you are.
- 3You have 6 tries. Stuck? Need a hint? asks the AI tutor for a nudge without giving the term away, and Skip moves to a new term.
- 4After the round, read the explanation, ask the AI to explain it, share your result, or press Next.
- ARight letter, right spot
- AIn the term, wrong spot
- ANot in the term
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Topics in the PE Industrial and Systems Vocabulary Game
Project management
Facility planning
Operations engineering
Work design
Quality engineering
Sources for these terms (22)
- NASA Schedule Management Handbook · Source checked 2026-11-03
- NASA Systems Engineering Handbook, NASA/SP-2016-6105 Rev2 · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Program Evaluation and Review Technique Chart · Source checked 2026-11-03
- 29 CFR 1910.179 - Overhead and gantry cranes · Source checked 2026-11-03
- GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide, GAO-20-195G · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Lean and Process Improvement · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Concepts · Source checked 2026-11-03
- About National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Two posture analysis approaches and their application in a modified Rapid Upper Limb Assessment evaluation · Source checked 2026-11-03
- CPK - DATAPLOT Reference Manual · Source checked 2026-11-03
- 5.1.1. What is experimental design? · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Reliability of Manufactured Products · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Freight Glossary and Acronyms - FHWA Freight Management and Operations · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Lean Thinking and Methods - JIT/Kanban · Source checked 2026-11-03
- 29 CFR 1910.178 - Powered industrial trucks · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Life Cycle Costing Manual for the Federal Energy Management Program, NIST HB 135e2025 · Source checked 2026-11-03
- 6.2.3.1. Choosing a Sampling Plan: MIL Standard 105D · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Readings in Program Control: Scheduling, a Guide for Program Managers · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation · Source checked 2026-11-03
- How To Compute Your Firm's Incidence Rate for Safety Management · Source checked 2026-11-03
- UAV Roadmap 2002-2027, Office of the Secretary of Defense · Source checked 2026-11-03
About the PE Industrial Exam
The NCEES PE Industrial and Systems exam is a once-yearly computer-based licensure examination covering Systems Engineering, Facilities Engineering and Planning, Operations Engineering, Work Design, and Quality Engineering. Each domain has a published range of 14–21 questions; NCEES does not give an exact percentage split. The outline includes forecasting, optimization, queuing, inventory, ergonomics, statistical quality control, reliability, and project management. The current electronic reference handbook is provided on screen.
Exam sponsor: NCEES (Pearson VUE). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
85 questions, including a limited number of unscored pretest items; traditional multiple-choice and alternative item types
Time Limit
8.5 hours of exam time (9.5-hour appointment)
Passing Score
Not published by NCEES; results are reported pass/fail using a scaled score and passing standard
Reported exam pass rate: 69% of 80 first-time examinees (NCEES table updated January 2026). NCEES’s table updated January 2026 lists 69% of 80 first-time and 29% of 21 repeat Industrial and Systems examinees passing. These are dated historical cohorts, not a raw passing score or results of the 28 October 2026 administration. This describes exam candidates, not OpenExamPrep users or results from using our resources. Exam sponsor website
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the PE Industrial vocabulary game free?
Yes. The game is free to play with no sign-up. Signing in adds AI explanations for any term.
How does the PE Industrial vocabulary game work?
Each round shows a clue for one of 20 PE Industrial terms. Guess the term in six tries: green means the right letter in the right spot, yellow means the letter is in the term but in another spot, and gray means it is not in the term. After the round, read the explanation and play the next term.
Where do the PE Industrial terms come from?
OpenExamPrep researched each term from the NCEES (Pearson VUE) content outline and primary sources, listed under Sources on this page. The game is independent study material, not an official exam resource.
How many questions are on the PE Industrial exam?
NCEES lists 85 questions for the PE Industrial and Systems exam. A limited number are unscored pretest items; NCEES does not publish how many, and they cannot be told apart from scored items. The exam includes alternative item types along with traditional multiple-choice questions, and every item is scored correct or incorrect with no partial credit.
How long is the PE Industrial exam?
NCEES gives candidates a 9.5-hour appointment: a 2-minute nondisclosure agreement, an 8-minute tutorial, 8 hours 30 minutes of exam time, and a 50-minute scheduled break taken after the first section is submitted.