We are out of four-letter .com domains
Back in December 2013, we used our domain availability API to check all the combinations for four-letter .com domains. For example
AAAA.COM
AAAB.COM
AAAC.COM
AAAD.COM
up to….
ZZZX.COM
ZZZY.COM
ZZZZ.COM
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All the four-letter com domains are registered
What we confirmed is that all the four-letter domains are registered. We haven’t tried numbers, dashes, or IDNs, just 26 letters of the English alphabet. This takes us to 456,976 combinations or domains. Not to mention that three-letter and two-letter domains are long gone. So, if you want to switch gears and register other domain names, here’s a list of good domain registrars.
Four-letter domains are also known in the domaining industry under the jargon LLLL.COM or 4L. So for example, 1PRO.COM wouldn’t be an LLLL.COM domain. Also, LLLL.COM doesn’t mean literal domain llll.com but is a representation of a group of domains.
L = letter
C = Consonant
V = Vowel
1. CVCV
2. VCVC
3. CVVC
4. VCCV
5. CVVV, CCVV, CCCV, VCCC, VVCC, VVVC… (these are more often named LLLLs)
For a deeper explanation of consonant-vowel combinations or the Chinese premium domain, I would advise looking into this LLLL investment guide – click here.
What are the popular four-letter domains? Nike.com (CVCV), SONY.com (CVCC), HSBC.com (CCCC or LLLL), Ford.com (CVCC).
CVCV domains
Especially popular (worth more) CVCV domains are where the same consonant and vowel are repeated. Bobo, Gogo, Zaza, Vivi, etc. They are short, memorable, and easily pronounceable. However, it goes without mentioning that the most expensive 4-letter domains are four-letter generic words: cars, boat, card, dogs, cats, etc.
It goes so far as there is a general consensus among domainers, and letter frequency statistics also indicate, that there are premium letters, average letters, and bad letters.
•Premium letters: a b c d e f g h i l m n o p r s t
•Average letters: j k u v w
•Bad letters: q x y z
If you want a short four-letter domain, that is memorable and easily pronounceable, you are probably going to have to shell out some serious cash in the aftermarket. Do you own any 4-letter domains? Let us know in the comments.
Four-letter .com domain names that are for sale
If all four-letter .com domain names are registered, does that mean you can’t get a four-letter .com domain name? Absolutely not! Right now, your best bet to get a four-letter .com domain name is from a domain investor. These companies and individuals have purchased these four-letter .com domain names from other domain investors or they registered them when nobody else would. Most of these domains are very old. This means that somebody registered them a long time ago, and paid renewal prices every year, sometimes for 20 years.
Here’s a lisf of four-letter .com domain names that are for sale. Next to them is a creation date (when the domain name was first registered), according to whois.
YMKV.COM Created On: 07/16/2007
LVCB.COM Created On: 02/24/1996
QWLI.COM Created On: 10/05/2013
LAEQ.COM Created On: 10/14/2006
VUIF.COM Created On: 10/14/2006
UCLK.COM Created On: 10/15/2005
VWFZ.COM Created On: 01/25/2008
If you are interested in purchasing any of these domain names, contact us.
We still have four-letter .net domain names
Just because we are out of four-letter .com domain names it doesn’t mean there are no four-letter .net domain names. As a matter a fact in October 12, 2021 we used our Domain Availability API again! This time we checked all four-letter .net domain names. Turns out, there’s a lot of them that are available for registration. More on that research you can read here.
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Founder and CEO of WhoAPI Inc. Goran Duskic is an internet entrepreneur since 2006. He co-founded and sold several online ventures, including a web hosting company.
Francois Carrillo
http//www.Catchy.com has nice ones for sale.
Scott Mawdsley
X is a cheaper letter, is it? What’s xkcd valued at?
GoranDuskic
Domain name or website?
xkcd is a real site
you are being trolled 🙂
GoranDuskic
I know. 😉
peter
I still wanna know what it’s valued at though!
Riaan François Venter
you can still get domain with numbers in like mine 0rfv.com
Bogus Post
How did you come up with that ridiculous ranking when you list CVCC as one of the most lucrative value formats but it’s not even listed (implying it’s in the LLLL category) ? Park, Tart, Fart, Cart, etc…
UI Palette
Google has consistently reported that dashes “-” do nothing to diminish page rank. Not sure why, but people still seem very reluctant to get on the dash bandwagon, it really opens up a lot of url possibilities. In any case, users should never be keying in your url directly, so the best strategy is just to hammer on your core keywords, use a dash if you need, and build traffic with direct links.
UI Palette
(direct links, including those created on SERPs, etc.)
Ben
“In any case, users should never be keying in your url directly” That is just plain stupid. TV ads? On-street ads? Other people telling about your business?
Jon Sanderson
I own QWSE.com and HTQR.com. Always for sale.
Steve
http://www.llse.com/ is for sale and is basically unlisted
Mike Carson
these have all been taken for years…
rafael
hort.com.br
(Brazil)
thaiblog
I own jjwc.com and mazt.com , do u think it s worth to develop a site
David Orozco
Mazt.com seems to have a lot of potential, I’d create a site there and flip it for sure
Blahblahblahblah
People aren’t falling for this shit anymore. You can get any name now to bring your website online. Mysite.com. Alternative is VisitMyStoreInLondon.com or thisismyshopinlondon.com
The domain name game is well and truly over guys. You’re all sitting on dead ducks. It’s finished.
Jolene Smith
Historically, when paradigm shifts begin, those who are negatively impacted by it say it will never work and often work hard to stop or slow the shift. Currently, registries of legacy TLDs (think .com and .net) are attempting to slow the paradigm shift of the new gTLDs. But these shifts are inevitable and early adaptors and communicators who know this will be taking advantage of the first mover advantage and acquire the most premium of the new spaces as they come available. The new gtlds not only fill a need for memorable domain names, they are inspiring entrepreneurs to establish new businesses. Whoapi.com sponsors http://registered.today, a site that publishes lists of new domains registered today for all TLDs.
Rob TheGenie Toth
Would the value of 1PRO.com but that much less than LLLL.com ? It seems very brandable. (Assuming they could acquire OnePro.com as well , as a redirect). What are your thoughts on #LLL or even ##LL and similar domains?
Goran Duskic
I guess a very good 4 letter domain with 1 number could be better than 4 letter domain with bad letters. It’s a different ball game if you have OnePro.com combined with 1pro.com. It’s hard for me to imagine a top brand buying ##LL just to be there. I’d love to see a good case study. I can’t imagine Twitter going from twttr.com to 1tweet.com… Just my opinion.
Jason Belleville
3sad.com
VictoriaP
What about a 4-character one with number, number, number, letter?
franka
Hi
I have jukd.com ….2 good and 2 average ….any value ?
Alex
How about YVQP.com I own this one I bought it on eBay for 36 dollars last year lol
Abn
what about 5 letter domain? abnon.com?
Goran Duskic
What about it? Is it for sale, what is the price?
There is definitely raising interest in good 5 letter .com domain, and many good ones can be found at base price!
Neo Tramp
How about otshi.com ?
David Eliason, CFO
Hi All:
We have a few domains that we would sell:
e1031.com
RVSB.com
EMLC.com
29is.com
ee-re.com
ereit.com
etics.com
29nis.com
Suzanne
what is the difference in valuations? I have two 4 letter domains, humh.com and aa50.com – earlier today I was offered $250 for the humh domain and I looked it up and some calculator valued it at $21K, really! Hell Yes! What do you think is the true value of a halfway decent 4 letter domain in reality.
Goran Duskic
Hi Suzanne
I’d like to stay away from the evaluation debate. No matter what amount I say, you can easily get as many people to oppose me.
I think we can all agree on something that’s currently established in the market, humh.com doesn’t have any numbers, and aa50.com does. Also, HUMH are better letters compared to QWXY. Is humh.com worth $21k, it is if someone is willing to pay for it.
You also have to take time into your equation. It might not sell this year, but would you be willing to hold it for 5 or 10 years if someone promised you to buy it for $21k then?
Iyyappan Mani
Please email me if anyone interested in sawpper.com. The word derived from shopper. I made my domain public so u should know how to contact me.
Daniel
How about 6ize.com ? how much is it worth? I am going to use it for a clothing store
Goran Duskic
Well, first of all, 6size has a number in it, and numbers weren’t included in this research. Do you happen to know if there are any 4 letter domain names, that include numbers available for base registration?
Leng
I have xpso.com
Goran Duskic
Have you considered selling it, or building something on it?
Max
I have oers.com
how much could i get from its sale ?
Lachlan
I think LLLL.com domains hold significant value in many markets. I have one for sale on my website link. DVZT.com
Bob
I own xurq.com
Should i develop it or try to sell it?
In case you suggest to develop it can you please tell me how to increase its SEO value?
Also what domain parking service do you suggest?
Thanks for the great job and looking forward for your reply.
Edwin
I own mvoo.com
Kris
Are 4letter domains really registered? Even a single one doesn’t exist? I’m bulk checking 100.000 combination and got nothing, want to look further but I’m lazy. Lol
I was check 4N and 5N all taken.
I think I will invest 5L and keep it for 3years.
Goran Duskic
Hey Kris!
I encourage you to spend time elsewhere, all 4letter .coms are taken. You can look for them in the aftermarket or try auction sites and dropcatch services. It’s hard to buy them below $200 nowadays.
5letter .com domains might be a better investment, but it’s speculative. I recommend DNAcademy, that’s where I learned a lot. You can use coupon code “WHOAPI” to get $50 off. Here’s my affiliate link. https://www.dnacademy.com?ref=duskic-914
fo ming
mxuj.com
kvoj.com
pevh.com
mdvq.com
yrgu.com
zqpu.com
jhru.com
vhwu.com
uijq.com
pijq.com
ijvw.com
oqow.com
M
Hello Goran,
I have YUGA.COM . I think it is a great name!! I’m thinking about selling it. Any idea about it’s worth?
Ciao, Madeleine
Goran Duskic
Hi Madeleine,
That’s a great question and a great domain name. If I can give you one piece of advice, it would be not too sell it for too low, because once you sell it, there’s no turning back. When I was starting out, I made that mistake a couple of times, and I still didn’t get over it.
My advice would be to hold that domain as long as you can, and when the right buyer comes along, you will know the price is right. In the meantime, you can promote the domain name (forums, Sedo, comment section ;)) and see if there is any interest. For example, I could offer you $300, because that’s how much it is worth to me, but you can also check Estibot.com to see a different price tag.
Hope that helps!
Ben Beaudoin
dabz.com is up for sale!
Chris
wsii.com
Who wants to buy!
Justin
Hi
I own
Buuy.co.uk
Buuyi.com
Buuyi.co.uk
Any thoughts?
– Justin
Goran Duskic
Do you see anyone building a business around those domain names? Can you see yourself building a business on one of those domain names?
rkdm
I have RKDM.com for sale
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