Is “Need” a Scrabble word?
Yes
NEED
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Need
/niːd/
noun
1.A requirement for something; something needed.
“I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.”
2.Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.