In five steps, change the given word one letter at a time into a new 5-letter word so that by the fifth step, each letter has been changed. Change only one letter at a time and do not change the order of the letters. You do not have to change the letters in order. Proper names, slang, and obsolete words are NOT allowed.
Example: ROUGE: ROUGH, COUGH, COUCH, CONCH, CINCH