Check my calculations...

[rabid_nerd]

Check my calculations... and double-hyphenated domains...

On Edit... I didn't realize you can register domains with multipe hyphens together...

So AAAAA-----AAAAA.COM is available and valid... Interesting...

3 character domains per TLD = 47,952

LLL = 17,576
LLN = 6,760
LNL = 6,760
NLL = 6,760
LNN = 2,600
NLN = 2,600
NNL = 2,600
NNN = 1,000
L-L = 676
L-N = 260
N-L = 260
N-N = 100

(26 letters + 10 numbers) * (26 letters + 10 numbers + 1 dash) * (26 letters + 10 numbers)
(36) * (37) * (36) = 47,952

Sorry, I was bored while sending a mass mailing...

2 chars = 36 x 36 = 1,296
4 chars = 36 x 37 x 37 x 36 = 1,774,224

 

[Bill1]

:tri: confused

 

[Robian]

You are I think talking about the number of possible combinations of letters and numbers that exist.

2 letters 26 x 26 =676

3 letters = 17576

Add numbers and you get 1296 (for two options being 36 x 36 ) and 46656 for three.

A dash can be in any of the places giving 37 different combinations in every location. This gives 1369 for two and 50653 for three.

Then you multiply by the number of extensions i.e. .com, .net, .org etc.

 

[johnn]

Good Research!

 

[Robian]

No, I must correct my calculations after looking into this more. A dash can only be in the middle therefore 36 x 37 x 36 =47952.

I can only conclude there are a hugh amount of combinations and domains that don't tell a story and give meaning will not be valuable even if they are short.

 

[Anthony]

I've seen a bunch of these hyphenated names, like 2-s.com around, but I am having a hard time seeing any value in them. Heck, I don't like hyphens in domain names, period. What would be the point of 2----s.com?