Yes, beetles is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Be suspended over or hang over

2. Fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle

3. Beat with a beetle

Noun

1. Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

2. A tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing