The following partial words share a very unusual property. Can you determine what it is?

NDER
ICAL
EL

HINT:
BALDER could be added to the list.

Answer:

COMMAnder
PERIODical
COLONel
(balderDASH)

Credit: NY Times Crossword - Feb. 17, 2013
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