Yes, hand is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Place into the hands or custody of

2. Guide or conduct or usher somewhere

Noun

1. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

2. A hired laborer on a farm or ranch

3. Something written by hand

4. Ability

5. A position given by its location to the side of an object

6. The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time

7. One of two sides of an issue

8. A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece

9. A unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses

10. A member of the crew of a ship

11. A card player in a game of bridge

12. A round of applause to signify approval

13. Terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)

14. Physical assistance