1. Can you fill in the blanks with the same letters, in the same order, to make five common words?

_ _ _ D _
_ _ _ M _
_ _ _ R _
_ _ _ S _
_ _ _ Z _

2. Can you fill in the blanks with the same letters, in the same order, to complete four common words?

APP _ _ _ _
DEC _ _ _ _
DIS _ _ _ _
REL _ _ _ _

Answers:

1)
BLADE
BLAME
BLARE
BLASE
BLAZE

2)
APPEASE
DECEASE
DISEASE
RELEASE