Yes, wakes is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Be awake, be alert, be there

2. Stop sleeping

3. Arouse or excite feelings and passions

4. Make aware of

5. Cause to become awake or conscious

Noun

1. The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

2. An island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii

3. The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

4. A vigil held over a corpse the night before burial