Yes, modern is a Scrabble word!

Adjective

1. Belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

2. Relating to a recently developed fashion or style;

3. Characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

4. Ahead of the times

5. Used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

Noun

1. A contemporary person

2. A typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes