Yes, flips is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Lightly throw to see which side comes up

2. Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

3. Look through a book or other written material

4. Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

5. Cause to move with a flick

6. Throw or toss with a light motion

7. Move with a flick or light motion

8. Turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

9. React in an excited, delighted, or surprised way

10. Go mad, go crazy

11. Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Noun

1. An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

2. Hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

3. A sudden, quick movement

4. The act of flipping a coin

5. A dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water

6. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team