Is “Entrapment” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
ENTRAPMENT
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
Valid

Meaning of Entrapment

noun
  1. 1.The state of being entrapped.

    The entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue difficult.

  2. 2.Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.

    A detective asking you to buy illegal marijuana for a dying man would be police entrapment.

  3. 3.A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.