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