I Have A Friend Who ...

My friend likes words that are made up of only letters from the first half of the alphabet:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
 

Likes ... But Dislikes ...      
Bed   Cot       (for 2 reasons)
Beef   Fish       (for 1 reason)
Ace   King       (for 1 reason)
Abe   Zach       (for 1 reason)
Chick   Rooster       (for 6 reasons)
Bill   Tory       (for 4 reasons)
Me   You       (for 3 reasons)
Alabama   Elvis       (for 2 reasons)
Camel   Horse       (for 3 reasons)
Mime   Talker       (for 2 reasons)
Ball   Bat       (for 1 reason)
Bag   Box       (for 2 reasons)
Bib   Napkin       (for 3 reasons)
Lad   Lass       (for 2 reasons)
Jack   Zoey       (for 3 reasons)
Jill   Winston       (for 6 reasons)
Ice   Cream       (for 1 reason)
Ham   Pork       (for 3 reasons)

Hint: Concentrate only on the words that my friend likes.
It has something to do with the number 13!


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