Five letter word - change only one letter

Latte - slate

slate - stare

Stare - Earth

earth - harem

harem - smear

Smear - ramps

ramps - sperm

sperm - spree

spree - trees

Trees - Steep

Steep - Sleep

sleep - peels

You forgot to change a letter... only reordered. But here's one with a changed letter.

sleep/peels - pales

pales - plate

plate - later

later - metal

Metal - Meals

meals - smile

Smile - mines

mines - smite

BTW are plurals legitimate?

Quote by Johnnycumlately

mines - smite

BTW are plurals legitimate?

With regard to: plurals. There are no official rules established - typically the 1st posting lists rules as well. However, The 7th post on 26 Dec 2014 was the first posting of a plural. Therefore there is a case that plurals are allowed.

Smite - remit