Yes, bend is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Form a curve

2. Change direction

3. Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

4. Bend one's back forward from the waist on down

5. Turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

6. Bend a joint

Noun

1. A circular segment of a curve

2. Movement that causes the formation of a curve

3. Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

4. An angular or rounded shape made by folding

5. A town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

6. Diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left