The following words share an interesting quality. Can you determine what it is?

COMB
AND
ARE
AIM
WON
FAR

HINT:
It has to do with the letters of the words.

Answer:

The letters of the words, read backward, are common abbreviations:

B.M.O.C. - Big Man On Campus
D.N.A.  -     Dioxyribonucleic Acid
E.R.A. -      Equal Rights Amendment
M.I.A. -      Missing In Action
N.O.W. -    National Organization for Women
R.A.F. -      Royal Air Force 

Credit: GAMES Magazine
March, 2012
Trip Payne
IN SHORT (adapted)