Yes, loves is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Have a great affection or liking for

2. Get pleasure from

3. Be enamored or in love with

4. Have sexual intercourse with

Noun

1. A strong positive emotion of regard and affection

2. Any object of warm affection or devotion;

3. A beloved person; used as terms of endearment

4. A deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction

5. A score of zero in tennis or squash

6. Sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people