What do the following words have in common?

LOWER

NINE

OAKEN

RHYME

SWINE

VARNISH

WRESTLE

YOGA

 ZESTY

 

Answer:

 

The first letter of each word can be replaced by T to make new words:

 

LOWER - TOWER

NINE - TINE

OAKEN - TAKEN

RHYME - THYME

SWINE - TWINE

VARNISH - TARNISH

WRESTLE - TRESTLE

YOGA - TOGA

ZESTY - TESTY

 

Credit:

Scott Erdman