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This puzzle is based off the What is a Word™ series started by JLee

If a word satisfies a certain property it is called a StraightforWord™. If not, it is called a Convoluted Word™. Here are some examples:

Convoluted Words™ StraightforWords™
FORWARDS BACKWARDS
FEW MANY
DEAD LIVE
LIVELOCK DEADLOCK
CHILD PARENT
REDUCE OXIDISE
DICTIONARY THESAURUS
MALAYSIA SINGAPORE
REINSTATE MONICA
LOUSY MEME

CSV:

Convoluted Words™,StraightforWords™
FORWARDS,BACKWARDS
FEW,MANY
DEAD,LIVE
LIVELOCK,DEADLOCK
CHILD,PARENT
REDUCE,OXIDISE
DICTIONARY,THESAURUS
MALAYSIA,SINGAPORE
REINSTATE,MONICA
LOUSY,MEME

What is the rule to tell whether a word is a StraightforWord™ or not? Why is it called a StraightforWord™?

(Note that each word can be tested for whether it is a StraightforWord™ on its own, without looking at any of the other words in the list of examples.)

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A word is StraightforWord™ if it

has exactly four letters which are made from straight line segments only.

Only StraightforWord™s fit this pattern

BACKWARDS
MANY
LIVE
DEADLOCK
PARENT
OXIDISE
THESAURUS
SINGAPORE
MONICA
MEME

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    $\begingroup$ So the correct spelling is StraightFourWord. $\endgroup$
    – WhatsUp
    Jun 3, 2021 at 19:05
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    $\begingroup$ That may be too straightforward. If you write What's up, then WHAT is a StraightforWord™, so the title's true. $\endgroup$
    – Tom
    Jun 3, 2021 at 19:22

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