Is “Vortex” a Scrabble word?
Yes
VORTEX
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Vortex
noun
1.A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
2.Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.
“2004: the consumer vortex that is East Hampton — The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.38”
3.Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.