For those who participated in the five letter thread and would like to continue
with just five letters the art is to change only ONE letter to create a completely new legitimate word,(and goes without saying to keep replies within forum rules and guidelines)
EG;
capeschange one letter , mix up the others ,and you get
spate
so,
try changing ONE letter in and
make a new FIVE letter word out of
PURSEyou may find helpful hints ON legitimate words by letting the google search engine be your friend too