Is “Needs” a Scrabble word?
Yes
NEEDS
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 Needs
/niːdz/
adverb
1.Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; used with an auxiliary verb (often must), and equivalent to "of need".
“One must needs run when the devil drives.”