Yes, beard is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Go along the rim, like a beard around the chin

Noun

1. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

2. A tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses

3. A person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)

4. Hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

5. Tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface