Is “Earworm” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
EARWORM
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 Earworm

/ˈɪəwɜːm/

noun
  1. 1.A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.

  2. 2.(originally United States) Short for corn earworm (“larva of the moths Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, which are agricultural pests”).

  3. 3.An earwig.