Yes, cloves is a Scrabble word!

Noun

1. Aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice

2. Moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves

3. One of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb

4. Spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground