Alphabet Puzzle
 

So my daughter's rescue-dog-themed birthday party is tomorrow. And like the amazing, awesome mom I am, I have devised an entire escape room for the kids in my stepdaughter's old bedroom. I have props, a storyline, clues, the whole deal. Except, like the lazy bastard I am, I have put off a bunch of the stuff until the last second, and now find myself in a conundrum.

There is a 5-letter alphabet lock being used in the room. I've just realized that the word I'd planned to set it to (DOGGO) isn't possible with the available letters. How I failed to check this earlier, I don't know.

Here are the letters on the lock:

A A T C K
B O A S L
C E C N D
D L D E Y
E I E Y N
J H I A A
L U L L E
M R N I H
S N R T S
T T S O _

I need a 5-letter dog-themed word that ISN'T "leash" (because that's used elsewhere in the room.) One letter from each column. Suggestions?

Ah ha!

"Bones"

"TAILS"

"BITES"

Ahem, "BITCH".

trick
eared
mutts

CATS is also a possibility. What?

TEETH

Trying to scare a bunch of little kids. :headshake
.
.
.
satan I mean santa, as in santa's little helper.

"HEADS"

For the dyslexic, how nice.

DANES

TRAIN

stray

:smack:

...there's BLEED too....