thing
cramp
boned
stops
dirge
bland
[BZZZT! It has a “d”.]
okay…
clown
frame
loads
[Try again; it’s got an “A”.]
That’s gotta be some kind of record failing two in a row when there’s only five letters.
Going off “frame”:
punks
beard
fling
rooks
giant
crook
abuse
wring