Yes, hearing is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

2. Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

3. Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process

4. Receive a communication from someone

5. Listen and pay attention

Adjective

1. Able to perceive sound

Noun

1. (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

2. An opportunity to state your case and be heard

3. The range within which a voice can be heard

4. The act of hearing attentively

5. A session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken

6. The ability to hear; the auditory faculty