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.com drop report — Friday, October 23, 2026

Of the 400 best-scoring .com names deleted on Oct 23, 2026, 256 (64%) were still unregistered hours later and 137 had been registered. The first was taken at 12:00 UTC. Best name still free: embergrit.com.

400Best names checked
256Still free
137Registered
64%Still free
Checked against the Verisign registry at 21:01 UTC on Oct 23. For 7 names the registry gave no clear answer, so they are counted as neither.

How fast they went

12:00 UTCFirst taken
12:21 UTCHalf taken by
130Taken in the first hour
137Taken 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
embergrit.com92A+
fluxbean.com92A
cluezen.com92A
modelogs.com92A
ponyrose.com92A
firecoup.com91A
cowspeak.com91A
notehalo.com91A
carshalo.com91A
steelsent.com91A
lotroof.com91A
rookpulse.com91A
grithalo.com90A
parrypeak.com90A
havenposh.com90A
Free when we checked at 21:01 UTC on Oct 23. Someone may have registered them since — see which are still open now.

Best names someone registered

NameScoreRegistered at
oakbest.com9212:20 UTC (+21 min)
crownruby.com9212:16 UTC (+17 min)
jadesee.com9212:18 UTC (+19 min)
irondank.com9212:12 UTC (+13 min)
budvibe.com9212:24 UTC (+25 min)
hikeblue.com9112:31 UTC (+31 min)
solarcup.com9112:31 UTC (+31 min)
gymask.com9112:05 UTC (+5 min)
storehalo.com9112:35 UTC (+36 min)
pulseperk.com9112:40 UTC (+41 min)
iceacre.com9112:14 UTC (+14 min)
vividbuzz.com9112:20 UTC (+21 min)
hemhost.com9012:00 UTC (+0 min)
playlikes.com9012:28 UTC (+29 min)
playjolly.com9012:32 UTC (+33 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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