23 WORDS (not original title)

Credit: GAMES Magazine

Raymond Love

The following list of 23 five-letter words is arranged in a particular order. Can you determine the reason for the order?

CHAIN

ALBUM

DECAL

MIDST

NIECE

UNFIT

BEGIN

USHER

GOING

FAKIR

AXLES

COMMA

OWNED

ABOUT

MAPLE

BORNE

OUSTS

TITLE

POUND

NOVEL

TOWNS

MAXIM

ADZES

Answer:

With the exception of J, Q, and Y, the middle letter of each word is in alphabetical sequence.