Hawaiian bird spills the beans?

[Paucle]

Staley,
Might want to consider changing that to past tense, e.g. Hawaiian bird spilled the beans?
Your answer as it stands now is misspelled, whereas past tense wouldn't be.

[Staley]

But I thought the idea was to only use the name "as is" or add a suffix. If I changed it as you say, it would replace one suffix with another. I figured since it was pronounced the same, people wouldn't have any trouble getting it. Even if they used the usual spelling, they would match Word 1 and get it on the second try.

[Charlene]

But I thought the idea was to only use the name "as is"

While searching through past q's, this was true for at least six answers.

[Paucle]

Oops you're right- I misread the name you used. I thought it was only 5 letters and you added the last one.

I'd established the theme as either using the surname intact if feasible, adding a suffix as long as the primary spelling doesn't change, but the end result must also be properly spelled.
e.g, Joan Jett can have Jetted, but she can't Jett or Jetts.
The recurring Col. on MASH can be Flagged, but he can't Flagg or Flaggs.
Alexander can't Walke or Walkes but he can be Walked. Whereas Neal can do all three.
Yes, not that big a deal. I'd never use it (it's a similar situation to a former White House worker), but like you said if it's obvious and gettable, it's not exactly unfair.