Is “Zero” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
ZERO
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
Unavailable

Meaning of Zero

/ˈzɪəɹəʊ/

noun
  1. 1.The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

    In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string.

  2. 2.The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.

    One million has six zeroes.

  3. 3.Nothing, or none.

    He knows zero about humour.

Synonyms: slashed zero, additive identity, nadir, bugger all, fuck all, nada

verb
  1. 1.To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.

    Zero the fluorometer with the same solvent used in extraction.

  2. 2.To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero.

    Results were inconsistent because an array wasn’t zeroed during initialization.

  3. 3.To cause or set some value or amount to be zero.

    They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter.

Synonyms: zero out, tare

adjective
  1. 1.No, not any

    She showed zero respect.

  2. 2.Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.

  3. 3.Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.

Synonyms: no

numeral
  1. 1.The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

    A cheque for zero dollars and zero cents crashed the computers on division by zero.

Synonyms: 0, cipher, goose egg, love, naught, nil