Yes, ford is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Cross a river where it's shallow

Noun

1. United States film maker (1896-1973)

2. Grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)

3. Son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)

4. English writer and editor (1873-1939)

5. 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)

6. United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)

7. A shallow area in a stream that can be forded

8. The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse