What do the following nine-letter words have in common?

1. AGITATION

2. DEBATABLE

3. OVERDRESS

4. FOOTSTOOL

5. CHILDLIKE

6. KILOVOLTS

7. STOREROOM

8. GUARDRAIL

9. TENEMENTS

10. EVERGREEN 

Answer:

 

The middle five letters of each word are palindromic:

 

1. agITATIon

2. deBATABle

3. ovERDREss, etc.  

 

Credit:

Gary Disch

GAMES Magazine

April, 2014