Is “Touts” a Scrabble word?

1. 1.Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.

   “Be careful of the ticket touts outside the arena, they are famed for selling counterfeits.”

2. 2.A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.

3. 3.A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.

Synonyms: barker, pitchman, spruiker

1. 1.To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.

   “Mary has been touted as a potential succesor to the current COE.”

2. 2.To look upon or watch.

3. 3.To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).

Synonyms: pimp, pitch, promote, spruik