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 special rule, I call it a Commutative Word™.
Use the following examples below to find the rule.
$$ % set Title text. (spaces around the text ARE important; do not remove.) % increase Pad value only if your entries are longer than the title bar. % \def\Pad{\P{1}} \def\Title{\textbf{ Commutative }} % \def\S#1#2{\Space{#1}{20px}{#2px}}\def\P#1{\V{#1em}}\def\V#1{\S{#1}{9}} \def\T{\Title\textbf{Words}^{\;\!™}\Pad}\def\NT{\Pad\textbf{Not}\T\ }\displaystyle \smash{\lower{29px}\bbox[yellow]{\phantom{\rlap{rubio.2019.05.15}\S{6px}{0} \begin{array}{cc}\Pad\T&\NT\\\end{array}}}}\atop\def\V#1{\S{#1}{5}} \begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline\Pad\T&\NT\\\hline % \text{ DAD }&\text{ MOM }\\ \hline \text{ BIND }&\text{ TIE }\\ \hline \text{ AXES }&\text{ HOES }\\ \hline \text{ COVER }&\text{ REVEAL }\\ \hline \text{ CHINA }&\text{ KOREA }\\ \hline \text{ FLIRTY }&\text{ CUTESY }\\ \hline \text{ BOILED }&\text{ FRIED }\\ \hline \text{ DOUGLAS }&\text{ MATTHEW }\\ \hline \text{ SESSIONS }&\text{ COOKIES }\\ \hline \text{ LEGALIZE }&\text{ JUSTIFY }\\ \hline \end{array}$$
And, if you want to analyze, here is a CSV version:
Commutative Words™,Not Commutative Words™
DAD,MOM
BIND,TIE
AXES,HOES
COVER,REVEAL
CHINA,KOREA
FLIRTY,CUTESY
BOILED,FRIED
DOUGLAS,MATTHEW
SESSIONS,COOKIES
LEGALIZE,JUSTIFY