Is “Aperture” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
APERTURE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Aperture

/ˈæp.ə.tjʊə(ɹ)/

noun
  1. 1.An opening, gap, or hole, usually small and narrow

    an aperture in a wall

  2. 2.Something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system.

  3. 3.The diameter of the aperture (in the sense above) which restricts the width of the light path through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.

    This telescope has a 100cm aperture.