What do the following words have in common?

LODGE
IDEAL
KNIT
RHINO
CRINKLE
HUMILITY

HINT:
Drop one letter from each word.

Answer:

By dropping one letter from each word and re-arranging the remaining letters, six new and related words may be formed:

GOLD
LEAD
TIN
IRON
NICKEL
LITHIUM - all elements 

Credit: GAMES/World of Puzzles
June, 2016 
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