Yes, hands is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Place into the hands or custody of

2. Guide or conduct or usher somewhere

Noun

1. (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

2. The force of workers available

3. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

4. A hired laborer on a farm or ranch

5. Something written by hand

6. Ability

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

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

9. One of two sides of an issue

10. A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece

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

12. A member of the crew of a ship

13. A card player in a game of bridge

14. A round of applause to signify approval

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

16. Physical assistance