Yes, date is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Go on a date with

2. Stamp with a date

3. Assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of

4. Date regularly; have a steady relationship with

5. Provide with a dateline; mark with a date

Noun

1. The specified day of the month

2. A participant in a date

3. A meeting arranged in advance

4. A particular but unspecified point in time

5. The present

6. The particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred

7. A particular day specified as the time something happens

8. Sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed