The following words share a common property. Can you determine what it is?

CANE
DENT
RANGE
RAY
REST
RIVAL
ROW
SON

HINT:
Each word can be changed into another according to a certain pattern.

Answer:

Each clue word can be changed into a new one by preceding it with AR:

ARCANE
ARDENT
ARRANGE 
ARRAY
ARREST
ARRIVAL
ARROW
ARSON

Credit:
Dan Naddor