Yes, eases is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Move gently or carefully

2. Lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

3. Make easier

4. Lessen the intensity of or calm

Noun

1. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

2. A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state

3. The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

4. Freedom from constraint or embarrassment

5. Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

6. A federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events