Five letter words - Change ALL the letters to make a new word

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