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3 chars·.tools
tight, startup-grade brand feel, with easy to say
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Sign up free to unlock →| Length | 3 |
| TLD | .tools |
| Keyword category | none |
| Commercial intent | none |
| Wayback snapshots | 0 |
| Brandable combo | yes |
| Spam pattern | no |
| Saturated suffix | none |
As a brandable, ret.tools trades literal meaning for trademark-friendly uniqueness. At 3 characters it lands in the "very short" bucket, which is where the aftermarket premium lives — sub-5 names in any desirable TLD are scarce and defended. Balanced between vowels and consonants — typical for a pronounceable English-style name. In .tools the valuation compresses toward the commercial value of the SLD itself rather than the TLD premium. The Wayback Machine has no archived snapshots of the domain, suggesting it was parked or lightly used in any prior registrations. DQS 36 is weak; the combination of signals isn't strong enough to justify speculation at anything above the registration fee. Because the name is still in redemption (day 7 of 30), its future is largely controlled by whether the prior registrant pays the restore fee. Bottom line: the score doesn't justify an aggressive chase. Include it on a passive watchlist at most.
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drop recorded so far
Apr 20, 2026
first observed
Apr 20, 2026
last observed
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