naan

Plural: naan, naans

Noun

A leavened, oven-baked flatbread, often eaten with curries.
leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop
A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

Examples

He skillfully placed NAAN, creating an opening for a bonus word.

Origin / Etymology

From Hindi नान (nān) / Urdu نان (nān), from Classical Persian نان (nān), from Middle Persian LHMA (nān, “bread, food”).

Synonyms

nan

Scrabble Score: 4

naan: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
naan: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
naan: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

naan: valid Words With Friends Word