Is “Refuses” a Scrabble word?
Yes
REFUSES
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 Refuses
verb
1.To decline (a request or demand).
“My request for a pay rise was refused.”
2.To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
“I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.”
3.To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.
“to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks”
Synonyms: decline, nill, reject, say no to, turn down, veto
verb
1.To melt again.