stellify

Verb

Verb Forms: stellified, stellifying, stellifies

To transform into a star or a constellation.
To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such
To turn into a star.

Examples

In Classical mythology, being stellified was about the greatest posthumous honor for a mortal.
With one perfectly placed letter, he hoped to stellify his average score into a winning one.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English stellifien (“to make into a star; glorify, deify”), from Middle French stellifier, from Medieval Latin stellificāre, itself from Latin stella (“star”) + faciō (“make, do”).

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

stellify: valid Words With Friends Word