5 chars·.news·In redemption·likely available ~May 31, 2026
tight and genuine English word, plus startup-grade brand feel
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Sign up free to unlock →| Length | 5 |
| TLD | .news |
| Keyword category | none |
| Commercial intent | none |
| Wayback snapshots | 0 |
| Brandable combo | yes |
| Spam pattern | no |
| Saturated suffix | none |
billy.news is a keyword-forward name — "billy" carries intrinsic meaning before any branding layer is added. Short names like this (5 chars) tend to be the sweet spot for SaaS brandability — memorable without hitting the premium-tax of 3-4 letter names. The phonetics are balanced between vowels and consonants — typical for a pronounceable English-style name. .news is a content-oriented TLD, which narrows the buyer pool but works well for publishers and information products. With zero Wayback coverage, the domain's prior history is effectively a clean slate from a content perspective. At DQS 45, the name sits in the mid band — not an automatic buy, but worth evaluating against a specific use case rather than on its own merits. Redemption-period status means the owner has about 16 days left to reclaim the name. Any outside party can only wait and watch. The keyword component is the honest hook here.
Web-presence signal
None observed
No meaningful Wayback record. Backlink research rarely pays off here.
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Apr 26, 2026
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Apr 26, 2026
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No Wayback Machine snapshots found for billy.news.
Other domains that dropped at the same registrar on 2026-04-26. Registrars often drop batches of expired portfolios together — worth a scan if you like this shape.
Same TLD, similar length, similar DQS. Useful if you're scoping a portfolio of related shapes.