Yes, DRIVES is a Scrabble word!

Letter values in Scrabble US: D 2, R 1, I 1, V 4, E 1, S 1.

Is it a valid word?

DRIVES is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).

the act of applying force to propel something
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
a road leading up to a private house
the trait of being highly motivated
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
the act of driving a herd of animals overland
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
a wide scenic road planted with trees
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

operate or control a vehicle
travel or be transported in a vehicle
cause someone or something to move by driving
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
cause to move back by force or influence
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
push, propel, or press with force
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
move into a desired direction of discourse
have certain properties when driven
work as a driver
move by being propelled by a force
urge forward
proceed along in a vehicle
strike with a driver, as in teeing off
hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
excavate horizontally
cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
hunting: search for game
hunting: chase from cover into more open ground

Also: driving force, private road, force back, push back, beat back.