Yes, wells is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Come up, as of a liquid

Noun

1. Prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)

2. A deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine

3. A cavity or vessel used to contain liquid

4. An abundant source

5. An open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)

6. An enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps