Is “Tenor” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
TENOR
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 Tenor

/tɛnə(ɹ)/

noun
  1. 1.A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

  2. 2.A person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.

  3. 3.A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.

adjective
  1. 1.Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.

    He has a tenor voice.