Yes, explodes is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Cause to burst with a violent release of energy

2. Burst outward, usually with noise

3. Show a violent emotional reaction

4. Be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

5. Destroy by exploding

6. Cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

7. Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

8. Show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete

9. Burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

10. Increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner