Worth watching · Dropping now
5 chars·.news·Dropping nowRegistry-confirmed catchable
In drop-catcher pool right now.
brand-ready shape and punchy, plus natural cadence
Moderate scoring — fine as a portfolio filler if the aftermarket covers cost, not a chase on its own.
Synthesized from the DQS, aftermarket estimate, registration cost, lifecycle stage, and trademark check on this page. Not financial advice — your portfolio strategy overrides.
Rough aftermarket estimate
$29 — $76
DQS 53 · .news · 5ch · brandable
Directional only — a gut-check range, not an appraisal. Uses DQS + TLD + length; doesn’t know about comps, trademarks, or brand context. Treat as “worth looking at” vs “skip,” not a bid price.
| Length | 5 |
| TLD | .news |
| Keyword category | none |
| Commercial intent | none |
| Wayback snapshots | 0 |
| Brandable combo | yes |
| Spam pattern | no |
| Saturated suffix | none |
woody.news centers on the keyword "woody", meaning its resale potential tracks the broader commercial interest in that term. 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 vowel-heavy and smooth to say aloud. .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 53, 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 26 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.
Deep-link into backlink checkers
Real backlink counts come from dedicated crawlers (Ahrefs, Moz, Majestic). Each button opens woody.news pre-loaded in that tool — zero keystrokes to cross-check.
1
drop recorded so far
Apr 19, 2026
first observed
Apr 19, 2026
last observed
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Same TLD, similar length, similar DQS. Useful if you're scoping a portfolio of related shapes.
Social handle availability
A 404 on the profile page means the handle is free to claim. Grabbing matching handles at registration time is cheap insurance against impersonation + easier brand rollout later.
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via RDAP · cached 6h
Redemption period. Original owner can still restore for a fee. Typically catchable ~30-35 days after redemption start — not safe to pay a backorder fee yet if the owner looks active.
redemption period
| Status | Redemption period |
| Registrar | Domain Science Kutatási Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság |
| Created | Apr 18, 2025 |
| Expires | Apr 18, 2026 |
| Last updated | Apr 19, 2026 |
| Nameservers | ns1.dns-redirect.com, ns2.dns-redirect.com |
| DNSSEC | unsigned |
| Registration cost | — |