GROUT
Pun Play: There’s glitter on the floor because we made a MASONRY were working.

My Gameplay: TEARS, FORTY, BROTH, GROUT
The surprise answer made me think of an SAT question: GROUT is to TILES as LETTERS is to WORDLE. In my mind they’re both bonding agents and necessary for the task. TGIF everyone. We’ve finally made it to the weekend. On to tomorrow!