Brain Game: Three Letters

Today's Brain Game can be solved with only three letters of the alphabet. Good luck!

By adding the same three-letter word to the end of each of the 12 following letters, you can form 12 different four-letter English words. What is the word?

B___, D___, F___, G___, H___, N___, P___, R___, S___, T___, W___, Y___

Here is the SOLUTION.

THE SOLUTION:

"EAR."

bear, dear, fear, gear, hear, near, pear, rear, sear, tear, wear, year