SOMETHING IN COMMON II
Credit: GAMES Magazine - March, 2014
Helen Quint

What unusual quality do the following words all have in common?

BROUGHT
CLEAVER
CRANKY
GRUNGE
LEDGER
PLENTY
PLUNGE
SALIENT
SLIVER
STORED
TABLET
TEASER
THORNY
TWINGE

Answer:

Each word becomes a new one when its first and last letters are dropped.