An Abbot is a holy man beginning with "a" and having five letters.
drown - delay - decay -
Elihu
Tithe
Trout
peach pecan
riata
Donor.
SASSY or SORRY
Itchy and items are five letter words. They begin with the letters it.
A five-letter word for "publishable copy" is "repro." Check the "i."
Some five letter words beginning with D:DaddyDailyDairyDaisyDanceDandyDatumDauntDealtDearyDeathDebitDebugDebutDecafDecalDecayDecorDecoyDecryDeferDefogDeiceDeignDeismDeityDelayDelftDeltaDelveDemonDemurDenimDenseDepotDepthDerbyDeterDeuceDevilDewarDiaryDidstDigitDingoDingyDiodeDirtyDiscoDitchDittoDivanDivotDizzyDjinnDodgeDoestDoethDoggyDogmaDoilyDoingDollyDonorDonutDoozyDorkyDoubtDouseDowdyDowelDowryDowseDozenDraftDrainDrakeDramaDrankDrapeDrawlDrawnDreadDreamDrearDressDriedDriftDrillDrinkDriveDroidDroneDroolDroopDroveDrownDrunkDrupeDryadDryerDucalDucatDuckyDunceDupedDustyDutchDuvetDwarfDweebDwellDwelt