Is “Onto” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
ONTO
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 Onto

/ˈɒn.tuː/

adjective
  1. 1.(of a function) Assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.

    Considered as a function on the real numbers, the exponential function is not onto.

Synonyms: surjective

preposition
  1. 1.Upon; on top of.

    My cat just jumped onto the keyboard.

  2. 2.Aware of.

    The thought-police were onto my plans of world domination.

  3. 3.Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).

    The exponential function maps the set of real numbers onto the set of positive real numbers.