Is “Wad” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
WAD
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 Wad

/wɒd/

noun
  1. 1.An amorphous, compact mass.

    Our cat loves to play with a small wad of paper.

  2. 2.A substantial pile (normally of money).

    With a wad of cash like that, she should not have been walking round Manhattan

  3. 3.A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.

Synonyms: cumload, cumwad, load, prop, valet

verb
  1. 1.To crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball.

    She wadded up the scrap of paper and threw it in the trash.

  2. 2.To wager.

  3. 3.To insert or force a wad into.

    to wad a gun