What do the following words have in common?

1. PEELS

2. STRAW

3. DENIM 

4. REVEL

5. RECAP

6. KNITS

 

Answer:

 

Each word can be spelled backward to give a valid word:

 

1. PEELS - SLEEP

2. STRAW - WARTS

3. DENIM - MINED

4. REVEL - LEVER

5. RECAP - PACER

6. KNITS - STINK

 

Credit:
Reader's Digest

June, 2009

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon