Yes, perches is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Sit, as on a branch

2. To come to rest, settle

3. Cause to perch or sit

Noun

1. Support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

2. A linear measure of 16.5 feet

3. A square rod of land

4. An elevated place serving as a seat

5. Any of numerous fishes of America and Europe

6. Spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes

7. Any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes