Space

STELLAR

Stellar means relating to stars, from the Latin 'stella' meaning 'star'. Astronomers study stellar evolution, the life cycle of stars from birth in nebulae to death as white dwarfs or supernovae. The word is also used figuratively to mean outstanding or exceptional.

STELLAR is the kind of word that shows up in themed word searches like Strands. Themed puzzles group words like this under a shared category — here, Space.