Is “Cham” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
CHAM
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
Invalid

Meaning of Cham

/kæm/

noun
  1. 1.An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.

    1997: "Sitting at a table, drinking Ale, observing the Mist thro’ the Window-Panes, Mason forty-five, the Cham sixty-four." — Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon

noun
  1. 1.A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.

  2. 2.An Ottoman sultan.

  3. 3.A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

noun
  1. 1.A caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan.