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 Touch Word™.
Use the following examples below to find the rule.
$$\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Touch Words™}&\textbf{Not Touch Words™}\\ \hline \text{DECOMPOSE}&\text{DECAY}\\ \hline \text{ENEMY}&\text{LINE}\\ \hline \text{EXPEDIENCY}&\text{QUEUE}\\ \hline \text{ESCAPE}&\text{EIGHTY}\\ \hline \text{DEVIOUS}&\text{TEDIOUS}\\ \hline \text{IVY}&\text{EXCELLENCY}\\ \hline \text{FOURSCORE}&\text{UNKNOWN}\\ \hline \text{BORING}&\text{TRICKY}\\ \hline \text{EFFICIENCY}&\text{TEENAGER}\\ \hline \text{FUGITIVE}&\text{EXTRA}\\ \hline \end{array} $$
And, if you want to analyze, here is a CSV version:
Touch Words™,Not Touch Words™
DECOMPOSE,DECAY
ENEMY,LINE
EXPEDIENCY,QUEUE
ESCAPE,EIGHTY
DEVIOUS,TEDIOUS
IVY,EXCELLENCY
FOURSCORE,UNKNOWN
BORING,TRICKY
EFFICIENCY,TEENAGER
FUGITIVE,EXTRA
But don't use it.
Thanks to Engineer Toast and GentlePurpleRain for posting all the words I needed here and there.
Answer
I think I got this one right
While pronouncing(correctly) the word, if your lips 'touch' or if your lip 'touch' your teeth, then it is a touch word
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