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3 chars·.news
genuinely brandable with crisp and smooth phonetics
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Sign up free to unlock →| Length | 3 |
| TLD | .news |
| Keyword category | none |
| Commercial intent | none |
| Wayback snapshots | 0 |
| Brandable combo | yes |
| Spam pattern | no |
| Saturated suffix | none |
rap.news is a brandable-style name, the kind of coinage that leans on phonetic shape rather than an obvious dictionary hook. Sub-5-character names like this one typically trade with a significant length premium, though the actual value still depends on pronounceability and TLD. Balanced between vowels and consonants — typical for a pronounceable English-style name. The .news extension leans toward content and publishing use cases rather than SaaS or consumer apps. With zero Wayback coverage, the domain's prior history is effectively a clean slate from a content perspective. DQS 45/100 is the mid-band: the domain has real signals behind it but isn't an obvious standout. Mid-band names reward buyers who understand a specific niche. Redemption-period status means the owner has about 25 days left to reclaim the name. Any outside party can only wait and watch. Treat this as a watchlist-only candidate unless the shape maps directly to a project you already own.
Web-presence signal
None observed
No meaningful Wayback record. Backlink research rarely pays off here.
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1
drop recorded so far
Apr 21, 2026
first observed
Apr 21, 2026
last observed
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Same TLD, similar length, similar DQS. Useful if you're scoping a portfolio of related shapes.
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Other domains that dropped at the same registrar on 2026-04-21. Registrars often drop batches of expired portfolios together — worth a scan if you like this shape.
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Sign up free to unlock →No Wayback Machine snapshots found for rap.news.