Yes, arouse is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

2. Stop sleeping

3. Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

4. Cause to be alert and energetic

5. Cause to become awake or conscious

6. To begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

7. Stimulate sexually