Yes, rakes is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Move through with or as if with a rake

2. Level or smooth with a rake

3. Sweep the length of

4. Examine hastily

5. Gather with a rake

6. Scrape gently

Noun

1. A dissolute man in fashionable society

2. Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

3. A long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil