Yes, INDEPENDENTS is a Scrabble word!

Letter values in Scrabble US: I 1, N 1, D 2, E 1, P 3, E 1, N 1, D 2, E 1, N 1, T 1, S 1.

Is it a valid word?

INDEPENDENTS is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).

a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

Also: free-lance, free lance, self-employed person.

Not playable in Scrabble US: FENCESITTER.