6 chars·.dev·Pending delete·likely available ~Apr 26, 2026
short, easy to say, with genuinely brandable feel
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Sign up free to unlock →| Length | 6 |
| TLD | .dev |
| Keyword category | none |
| Commercial intent | none |
| Wayback snapshots | 0 |
| Brandable combo | yes |
| Spam pattern | no |
| Saturated suffix | none |
esball.dev is a keyword-forward name — "esball" carries intrinsic meaning before any branding layer is added. Short names like this (6 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. .dev has established itself as a commercial TLD — SaaS and dev-tool brands in particular accept it as first-choice rather than a fallback. With zero Wayback coverage, the domain's prior history is effectively a clean slate from a content perspective. DQS 38 is weak; the combination of signals isn't strong enough to justify speculation at anything above the registration fee. Redemption-period status means the owner has about 15 days left to reclaim the name. Any outside party can only wait and watch. Not a recommended target. The data here is published for transparency rather than as a buy signal.
Web-presence signal
None observed
No meaningful Wayback record. Backlink research rarely pays off here.
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Apr 22, 2026
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Apr 22, 2026
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No Wayback Machine snapshots found for esball.dev.
Same TLD, similar length, similar DQS. Useful if you're scoping a portfolio of related shapes.
Other domains that dropped at the same registrar on 2026-04-22. Registrars often drop batches of expired portfolios together — worth a scan if you like this shape.