Yes, relieves is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Provide physical relief, as from pain

2. Free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

3. Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

4. Lessen the intensity of or calm

5. Save from ruin, destruction, or harm

6. Relieve oneself of troubling information

7. Provide relief for

8. Free from a burden, evil, or distress

9. Take by stealing

10. Grant exemption or release to

11. Alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

Noun

1. The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

2. The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

3. (law) redress awarded by a court

4. Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

5. Assistance in time of difficulty

6. A pause for relaxation

7. A change for the better

8. Aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped

9. The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

10. Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

11. The act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged