Worth watching · In redemption
5 chars·.academy·In redemptionLast verified· 1d ago·likely available ~May 26, 2026
Original owner can still restore. Not safely catchable until ~May 26, 2026.
brand-ready shape and punchy, plus easy to say
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
$69 — $142
DQS 54 · .academy · 5ch · brandable · 31 wayback snaps
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 | .academy |
| Keyword category | none |
| Commercial intent | none |
| Wayback snapshots | 31 (since 2025) |
| Brandable combo | yes |
| Spam pattern | no |
| Saturated suffix | none |
yusgu.academy is keyword-driven: the SLD "yusgu" does the positioning work that a brandable would need marketing dollars for. 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. .academy is a niche TLD with a narrower buyer pool; the aftermarket here depends heavily on whether the SLD itself carries standalone demand. Prior content exists — 31 snapshots in the Wayback archive — so there is a history of third-party signals tied to this address. At DQS 54, 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 28 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
Light
Some web history, but thin — don't expect a rich backlink profile.
Deep-link into backlink checkers
Real backlink counts come from dedicated crawlers (Ahrefs, Moz, Majestic). Each button opens yusgu.academy pre-loaded in that tool — zero keystrokes to cross-check.
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.
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.
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.
Not catchable yet — queue up early
The owner can still restore. Drop-catcher pre-orders lock in priority; retail registration will fail until release.
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.
client transfer prohibitedredemption period
| Status | Redemption period |
| Registrar | Dynadot Inc |
| Created | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Expires | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Last updated | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Nameservers | 5014.ns1.abovedomains.com, 5014.ns2.abovedomains.com |
| DNSSEC | unsigned |
| Registration cost | — |
1 snapshot from the Wayback Machine, 2025–2025. Click any cell to view the archived version.