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.com drop report — Friday, October 16, 2026

Of the 400 best-scoring .com names deleted on Oct 16, 2026, 226 (56%) were still unregistered hours later and 125 had been registered. The first was taken at 12:00 UTC. Best name still free: fortaura.com.

400Best names checked
226Still free
125Registered
56%Still free
Checked against the Verisign registry at 21:01 UTC on Oct 16. For 49 names the registry gave no clear answer, so they are counted as neither.

How fast they went

12:00 UTCFirst taken
12:24 UTCHalf taken by
112Taken in the first hour
125Taken the same day

The drop starts at 12:00 UTC. A name taken within minutes was registered at the moment it was released; the rest of the day’s best names were left for anyone to register at the normal price.

Best names still free

NameScoreGrade
fortaura.com92A
cupgeo.com91A
zenblow.com91A
poetecho.com91A
embercomb.com91A
labelaura.com91A
bloomwomb.com91A
bloomlazy.com91A
lotearn.com91A
flowlodge.com90A
meatcrown.com90A
auratroll.com90A
ariahaven.com90A
hazelaura.com90A
vinyltide.com90A
Free when we checked at 21:01 UTC on Oct 16. Someone may have registered them since — see which are still open now.

Best names someone registered

NameScoreRegistered at
forgerush.com9213:29 UTC (+89 min)
playtore.com9212:42 UTC (+42 min)
mintrun.com9112:28 UTC (+28 min)
firedemo.com9112:00 UTC (+0 min)
lootmode.com9112:17 UTC (+18 min)
signpeak.com9112:22 UTC (+22 min)
charmforce.com9112:08 UTC (+8 min)
titanheal.com9112:20 UTC (+20 min)
solarbind.com9112:23 UTC (+24 min)
famedash.com9012:23 UTC (+24 min)
tablepeak.com9016:28 UTC (+269 min)
cometstyle.com9012:42 UTC (+42 min)
caredads.com9012:08 UTC (+8 min)
forkhaven.com9012:22 UTC (+23 min)
spendpeak.com9012:28 UTC (+28 min)
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How to read this. “Best” is that day’s top 400 names by our score, which rates the name itself — length, real words, how it sounds — not a price. Times come from the registry’s own registration records. How expired .com domains become available.
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