Is “Codes” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
CODES
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Codes

/kəʊdz/

noun
  1. 1.A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.

    This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.

  2. 2.A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.

  3. 3.Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.

    The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.

verb
  1. 1.To write software programs.

    I learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.

  2. 2.To add codes to a dataset.

  3. 3.To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.

verb
  1. 1.Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.