I must brag

[birdy]

This may sound quite pitiful to those of you who regularly reach these exalted heights, but I am rejoicing in only my second rosette, and I finally got to maven status, which is probably almost as rare or maybe even rarer.

I have a pretty good vocabulary, latent though it may be, but my anagramatic skills are downright crummy.  And don't bother looking up that word, because I just made it up, although having checked Wordnik, I see that I'm not the first to do so.

[anonsi]

Congratulations! I don't think I've ever made it to Maven.

[rogue_mother]

Way to go, Birdy! I know it feels good. And I know only too well that a wide vocabulary is only part of the achievement game. All too often I come up with the rare words and fail to get the rosette because I've missed something simple like ring.

[Morbius]

Yes, congratulations birdy!  I think it's important that we celebrate our personal milestones. 

[nineoaks]

Way to go, Birdy! Thanks for sharing your accomplishment!

nineoaks

[rhino]

Well done Birdy!

[mkenuk]

Congratulations, Birdy.

.., but my anagramatic skills are downright crummy.  And don't bother looking up that word, because I just made it up.

I'm not quite sure which word you've just made up, but both 'anagrammatic' (with double 'm') and 'crummy' are in the COD already!

MK

[bobbi]

You go girl!   

[Gaye Christine]

   Go Birdy!!

[birdy]

I'm not quite sure which word you've just made up, but both 'anagrammatic' (with double 'm') and 'crummy' are in the COD already!
MK

I was thinking of anagramatic, but apparently the reason it didn't show up was because I misspelled it!  It's there in Wordnik under the correct spelling.  And like so many other people, I struggled for that last word - which is one reason I hit "maven" - I was applying Roberts' strategy of just trying out possible combinations of letters.

[Maudland]

Well done, birdy! I hope to hit maven one day... Admire all those who can get there!