Is “Undertow” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
UNDERTOW
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 Undertow

noun
  1. 1.A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.

    A strong undertow may sweep a returning swimmer off their feet but it does not carry them far from the shore.

  2. 2.(by extension) A feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one.

verb
  1. 1.To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.

  2. 2.To pull down by, or as by, an undertow.

  3. 3.To flow or behave as an undertow.