Is “Orphans” a Scrabble word?
Yes
ORPHANS
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 Orphans
noun
1.A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
2.A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
3.A young animal with no mother.
verb
1.To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)
“What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?”
2.To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.
“Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree.”