Is “Hostage” a Scrabble word?

1.A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.

2.A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage.

3.Something that constrains one's actions because it is at risk.

1.(possibly nonstandard) To give (someone or something) as a hostage to (someone or something else).

2.(possibly nonstandard) To hold (someone or something) hostage, especially in a way that constrains or controls the person or thing held, or in order to exchange for something else.