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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. I'm pretty sure this hasn't been done already.

If a word conforms to a special rule I call it an Accessible Word™. Use the examples below to find the rule.

$$\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \bbox[yellow]{\textbf{Accessible Words™}} & \bbox[yellow]{\textbf{Not Accessible Words™}}\\\hline \text{PINK} & \text{MAGENTA}\\\hline \text{WATER} & \text{JUICE}\\\hline \text{MILK} & \text{CHEESE}\\\hline \text{FACETS} & \text{NUANCE}\\\hline \text{KILL} & \text{MURDER}\\\hline \text{JUMP} & \text{LEAP}\\\hline \text{FEARED} & \text{FRIGHTENED}\\\hline \text{DEGRADE} & \text{INSULT}\\\hline \text{WARS} & \text{BATTLES}\\\hline \text{HUMP} & \text{CAMEL}\\\hline \text{EDWARD} & \text{ALPHONSE}\\\hline \end{array}$$

CSV version:

Accessible Words™,Not Accessible Words™
PINK,MAGENTA
WATER,JUICE
MILK,CHEESE
FACETS,NUANCE
KILL,MURDER
JUMP,LEAP
FEARED,FRIGHTENED
DEGRADE,INSULT
WARS,BATTLES
HUMP,CAMEL
EDWARD, ALPHONSE

What makes a word Accessible? Explain the title of the word group in your answer too.

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  • $\begingroup$ I had the same idea, but being lazy doesn't help much. $\endgroup$ – rhsquared Jul 30 '19 at 15:20
  • $\begingroup$ @rhsquared what does being lazy have to do with anything? $\endgroup$ – tryin Jul 31 '19 at 5:47
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    $\begingroup$ Oh, but it does. I was lazy and never got to post this question. $\endgroup$ – rhsquared Jul 31 '19 at 5:48
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    $\begingroup$ @rhsquared well, it gave me a chance to dip my toes into the puzzling.se sommunity so I thank your laziness! But oh, the wonderful puzzles that must've been lost to the laziness of people far smarter than I... $\endgroup$ – tryin Jul 31 '19 at 5:51
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    $\begingroup$ Fixed the duplicate to the correct duplicate. Sorry about that. $\endgroup$ – Rubio♦ Aug 1 '19 at 0:06
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An Accessible Word™ is

a word which can be written with one hand on a QWERTY keyboard with standard finger placement (index fingers on F and J).

They're called "accessible" because

they can be easily accessed with one hand?

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  • $\begingroup$ Got a quick access... $\endgroup$ – Ak. Jul 30 '19 at 12:39
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    $\begingroup$ As it happens, I have one in front of me right now! What a coincidence, right? $\endgroup$ – Jafe Jul 30 '19 at 12:41
  • $\begingroup$ Wow, that was really quick! Any idea why they're called Accessible? $\endgroup$ – tryin Jul 31 '19 at 5:46
  • $\begingroup$ Yeah, that's right! I'll probably wait a bit before accepting your answer but consider the green tick in the bag $\endgroup$ – tryin Jul 31 '19 at 11:53

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