Yes, swings is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

2. Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

3. Change direction with a swinging motion; turn

4. Influence decisively

5. Make a big sweeping gesture or movement

6. Hang freely

7. Hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

8. Alternate dramatically between high and low values

9. Live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

10. Have a certain musical rhythm

11. Be a social swinger; socialize a lot

12. Play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

13. Engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

Noun

1. A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity

2. Mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

3. A sweeping blow or stroke

4. Changing location by moving back and forth

5. A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

6. A jaunty rhythm in music

7. The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

8. In baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

9. A square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them