Is “Knuckleball” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
KNUCKLEBALL
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 Knuckleball

noun
  1. 1.A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.

    Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield is best known for his use of the knuckleball.

  2. 2.An event that is hard to predict.

    Our vendor keeps throwing us knuckleballs.

Synonyms: bug, butterfly ball, dancer, floater, flutterball, ghostball

verb
  1. 1.To pitch knuckleballs.