Is “Tares” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
TARES
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
Invalid

Meaning of Tares

noun
  1. 1.A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa)

  2. 2.Any of the tufted grasses of genus Lolium; darnel.

  3. 3.A damaging weed growing in fields of grain.

noun
  1. 1.The empty weight of a container; the tare weight or unladen weight.

verb
  1. 1.To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise.

  2. 2.To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.

Synonyms: zero