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This is in the spirit of the What is a Word™/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.

If a word conforms to a certain rule, I call it a Green Word™. Use the following examples to find the rule:

Green Words™ Not Green Words™
BASKETBALL SOLITAIRE
CATCH APPRECIATE
WEST EAST
NAME AGE
ATTACH SPARE
LOVE CABRIOLETS
ANARCHY TITLE
CRY GLAD
FLEXIBLE OBJECT
JOKER LOLLIPOP
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    $\begingroup$ 7 upvotes and a reputation of 777, and my lucky number is 7. I like this post! $\endgroup$
    – ibrahim mahrir
    Jan 10, 2018 at 14:43
  • $\begingroup$ @ibrahimmahrir Glad to hear that :) $\endgroup$
    – ran
    Jan 10, 2018 at 15:08
  • $\begingroup$ @ibrahimmahrir ...but if you like it, there will be 8 upvotes :( $\endgroup$
    – Tamás Sengel
    Jan 10, 2018 at 21:15
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    $\begingroup$ @the4kman Well, how could you be so sure that the 7th isn't mine? $\endgroup$
    – ibrahim mahrir
    Jan 10, 2018 at 21:32

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I'm not sure if this is correct, but

It seems to me that all the words on the left side have atleast one letter in the word that has an opening at the top. Like a cup for rain. The Y, H,V, M, N, K, X. Or perhaps that is just a clue to what the real rule is. All the words on the right exclude these letters.

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    $\begingroup$ @padawan I don't think so $\endgroup$
    – Jay
    Jan 10, 2018 at 13:06
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    $\begingroup$ Very good. For what it's worth, ENVY has three open-top letters and a connection to green. (No "real" vowels have open tops, but HYMN and WHY are words that are made up exclusively of such letters.) $\endgroup$
    – M Oehm
    Jan 10, 2018 at 13:46
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    $\begingroup$ @MOehm Wouldn't you say that U has an open top though? So that might could be used to make more words. $\endgroup$
    – Sensoray
    Jan 10, 2018 at 13:50
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    $\begingroup$ @ran Thanks! I am curious though, why did you choose the word Green to describe it? $\endgroup$
    – Sensoray
    Jan 10, 2018 at 15:37
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    $\begingroup$ Green means eco-friendly. Rainwater harvesting can be connected to this which is a method to protect our nature. :) $\endgroup$
    – ran
    Jan 10, 2018 at 15:43

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