Yes, reduces is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Cut down on; make a reduction in

2. Make less complex

3. Bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

4. Simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

5. Lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation

6. Be the essential element

7. Reduce in size; reduce physically

8. Lessen and make more modest

9. Make smaller

10. To remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

11. Narrow or limit

12. Put down by force or intimidation

13. Undergo meiosis

14. Reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

15. Destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

16. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

17. Be cooked until very little liquid is left

18. Cook until very little liquid is left

19. Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

20. Take off weight