Yes, trips is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Miss a step and fall or nearly fall

2. Cause to stumble

3. Make a trip for pleasure

4. Put in motion or move to act

5. Get high, stoned, or drugged

Noun

1. A journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

2. A hallucinatory experience induced by drugs

3. An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

4. An exciting or stimulating experience

5. A catch mechanism that acts as a switch

6. A light or nimble tread

7. An unintentional but embarrassing blunder