Letter quality brings up heated discussions every time on domaining forums and that’s not surprising since this is one of the top indicators for LLLL.com pricing.
In this post I’ve done some frequency analysis on the 200 top LLLL.com sales from last 4 months. These are all the reported sales above $2000 so it should shed more light on the subject.
As expected ‘q’ is the worst letter, but so is ‘j’ and ‘z’ is very close. The 4 premium vowels are the more popular letters and together make up almost 1/3 of all letters used there, so you better have one of them if you want your LLLL.com domain to sell for $2k+ .. can’t argue with the numbers 😉
And the results are..
a 9.25%
o 8.75%
e 7.00%
i 6.50%
s 6.13%
n 5.38%
m 5.00%
t 4.38%
u 4.38%
d 4.13%
c 4.00%
l 3.88%
p 3.75%
g 3.50%
r 3.00%
w 2.88%
b 2.75%
f 2.63%
h 2.50%
v 2.25%
y 2.00%
x 1.88%
k 1.75%
z 0.88%
j 0.75%
q 0.75%
and here are the sales used to extract this data:
Fund.com $9,995,000.00 3/12/2008
LOOK.COM $4,500,000.00 2/21/2008
dvds.com $300,000.00 4/2/2008
tees.com $252,500.00 1/24/2008
Thin.com $200,000.00 3/12/2008
eggs.com $112,500.00 2/28/2008
UNET.com $100,000.00 2/1/2008
xian.com $83,500.00 2/21/2008
Exam.com $75,000.00 4/2/2008
Hoax.com $70,000.00 4/2/2008
Fern.com $50,000.00 3/12/2008
Saws.com $50,000.00 2/13/2008
ATTY.com $48,900.00 1/16/2008
Gags.com $45,000.00 4/2/2008
Knee.com $37,500.00 1/26/2008
CLAP.com $29,000.00 1/9/2008
RAMP.com $25,211.00 3/20/2008
Reos.com $25,000.00 4/16/2008
Went.com $25,000.00 1/25/2008
RACY.com $25,000.00 1/16/2008
Foom.com $21,000.00 1/28/2008
VLAN.com $20,000.00 4/2/2008
seng.com $16,500.00 2/21/2008
popa.com $15,270.00 4/11/2008
tied.com $15,050.00 2/13/2008
UDVD.com $15,000.00 4/9/2008
swot.com $12,441.00 1/25/2008
meka.com $12,000.00 12/27/2007
gomo.com $11,000.00 4/1/2008
Soge.com $10,000.00 3/12/2008
ixpo.com $9,973.00 1/24/2008
vusu.com $9,100.00 3/18/2008
MDPI.com $9,000.00 4/16/2008
phli.com $8,600.00 4/6/2008
JAPS.com $8,200.00 3/22/2008
imls.com $7,500.00 4/16/2008
QCAC.com $7,041.00 2/8/2008
zyan.com $7,010.00 4/1/2008
Swin.COM $7,000.00 4/17/2008
pcga.com $6,750.00 3/26/2008
fela.com $6,700.00 4/3/2008
TUTO.com $6,666.00 3/26/2008
haku.com $6,525.00 4/1/2008
UKOO.com $6,500.00 4/8/2008
MYGF.com $6,400.00 4/25/2008
Aido.com $6,000.00 3/26/2008
NORC.com $5,800.00 4/25/2008
goso.com $5,600.00 4/1/2008
CTOR.com $5,518.00 2/28/2008
ZAMM.com $5,488.00 4/25/2008
DAAS.com $5,149.00 2/8/2008
seri.com $5,110.00 2/11/2008
boso.com $5,100.00 4/9/2008
witu.com $5,100.00 4/4/2008
VENO.com $5,001.00 3/2/2008
ipex.com $5,000.00 4/7/2008
itss.com $5,000.00 4/2/2008
INTM.com $5,000.00 3/26/2008
Atet.com $5,000.00 3/20/2008
PRVN.com $5,000.00 3/19/2008
newx.com $5,000.00 2/28/2008
heyj.com $5,000.00 1/12/2008
ILEA.com $5,000.00 1/9/2008
Ceso.com $4,944.00 4/2/2008
psep.com $4,890.00 12/28/2007
lasf.com $4,888.00 2/28/2008
deno.com $4,750.00 1/16/2008
axed.com $4,601.00 2/10/2008
APCL.com $4,600.00 3/11/2008
yipy.com $4,600.00 1/23/2008
WBBE.com $4,587.00 2/13/2008
bams.com $4,500.00 2/28/2008
drek.com $4,500.00 2/28/2008
geci.com $4,302.00 4/9/2008
msdb.com $4,200.00 4/9/2008
imal.com $4,200.00 1/30/2008
ABAB.com $4,100.00 3/26/2008
XXAA.com $4,088.00 2/13/2008
QUEB.com $4,088.00 2/8/2008
IASN.com $4,085.00 2/8/2008
svag.com $4,080.00 1/30/2008
FIMI.com $4,051.00 1/26/2008
ledu.com $4,002.00 4/9/2008
hfan.com $4,000.00 2/7/2008
mgas.com $4,000.00 1/30/2008
mcno.com $3,964.00 2/13/2008
MMMQ.com $3,960.00 1/16/2008
ncww.com $3,889.00 3/6/2008
cbcc.com $3,840.00 4/23/2008
tiel.com $3,800.00 3/11/2008
DOWO.com $3,800.00 2/22/2008
nofa.com $3,720.00 4/1/2008
WINY.com $3,650.00 1/22/2008
wmwm.com $3,600.00 1/19/2008
MUBA.com $3,600.00 1/10/2008
FaMo.com $3,500.00 4/22/2008
bkyn.com $3,500.00 4/16/2008
sskk.com $3,500.00 3/6/2008
ofen.com $3,500.00 1/21/2008
wagi.com $3,475.00 1/16/2008
TRIK.com $3,400.00 12/23/2007
tpao.com $3,388.00 2/7/2008
IVAG.com $3,300.00 1/9/2008
remt.com $3,288.00 2/7/2008
xold.com $3,288.00 2/7/2008
yusu.com $3,225.00 1/10/2008
jagr.com $3,215.00 2/2/2008
RDIO.com $3,200.00 3/31/2008
Eath.com $3,200.00 3/27/2008
wufi.com $3,100.00 3/11/2008
labi.com $3,100.00 2/28/2008
pldn.com $3,075.00 4/9/2008
krto.com $3,027.00 2/13/2008
Slov.com $3,000.00 4/28/2008
fehu.com $3,000.00 4/15/2008
tegu.com $3,000.00 3/12/2008
ooha.com $3,000.00 2/28/2008
towx.com $3,000.00 2/28/2008
amyi.com $3,000.00 1/30/2008
gorf.com $3,000.00 1/30/2008
govx.com $3,000.00 1/30/2008
wobs.com $3,000.00 1/30/2008
JUNU.com $3,000.00 1/16/2008
ORDS.com $3,000.00 12/28/2007
hpam.com $3,000.00 12/27/2007
SEAG.com $3,000.00 12/27/2007
CTRM.com $3,000.00 12/21/2007
Toka.com $2,950.00 4/25/2008
RECH.com $2,900.00 2/23/2008
ehab.com $2,888.00 3/26/2008
IINN.com $2,868.00 1/9/2008
ccen.com $2,800.00 3/28/2008
pevo.com $2,700.00 4/16/2008
ruif.com $2,692.00 2/13/2008
Lemu.com $2,625.00 3/19/2008
JILA.com $2,615.00 3/27/2008
inim.com $2,610.00 3/31/2008
conx.com $2,600.00 4/12/2008
amiz.com $2,600.00 3/15/2008
rula.com $2,600.00 3/14/2008
geps.com $2,600.00 2/2/2008
puba.com $2,600.00 1/31/2008
SOWO.com $2,600.00 1/17/2008
zoth.com $2,550.00 4/29/2008
YBOT.com $2,550.00 12/21/2007
dibe.com $2,527.00 1/17/2008
dcgi.com $2,500.00 4/16/2008
TTII.com $2,500.00 4/16/2008
SOOO.com $2,500.00 3/20/2008
fhcs.com $2,500.00 3/6/2008
npod.com $2,500.00 3/6/2008
uclc.com $2,500.00 3/6/2008
vibi.com $2,500.00 2/28/2008
MYNW.com $2,500.00 2/22/2008
pcid.com $2,500.00 2/13/2008
GOOT.COM $2,500.00 1/13/2008
TOCH.com $2,500.00 1/9/2008
pzza.com $2,499.00 4/10/2008
Hiri.com $2,463.00 3/28/2008
FAHH.com $2,425.00 2/21/2008
meqf.com $2,400.00 3/12/2008
SOZA.com $2,400.00 3/1/2008
EQAL.com $2,397.00 1/9/2008
nool.com $2,389.00 4/9/2008
hdnd.com $2,388.00 2/28/2008
dunt.com $2,320.00 2/4/2008
alaa.com $2,300.00 4/17/2008
ilsi.com $2,300.00 4/9/2008
voni.com $2,300.00 3/12/2008
sooo.com $2,250.00 4/12/2008
LOCU.com $2,250.00 2/26/2008
aqen.com $2,250.00 1/15/2008
imyo.com $2,250.00 1/13/2008
mult.com $2,200.00 4/19/2008
vvsv.com $2,200.00 1/16/2008
hdbn.com $2,188.00 4/2/2008
udns.com $2,159.00 4/28/2008
wubu.com $2,150.00 3/4/2008
nedu.com $2,145.00 4/25/2008
ccmm.com $2,120.00 3/15/2008
DEPE.com $2,113.00 1/4/2008
KITU.com $2,110.00 1/28/2008
FAIM.com $2,100.00 4/29/2008
AFGC.com $2,100.00 3/27/2008
ocgd.com $2,100.00 3/19/2008
orks.com $2,100.00 3/14/2008
Reje.com $2,100.00 2/8/2008
SSRC.com $2,100.00 1/9/2008
EPMS.com $2,099.00 4/6/2008
VALD.com $2,071.00 3/10/2008
vapu.com $2,051.00 4/5/2008
XLog.com $2,050.00 3/26/2008
maub.com $2,050.00 3/14/2008
plaw.com $2,050.00 2/28/2008
GAXA.com $2,050.00 2/25/2008
PLAW.com $2,050.00 2/16/2008
publ.com $2,050.00 1/2/2008
wnds.com $2,030.00 1/6/2008
yoge.com $2,015.00 1/16/2008
yeaf.com $2,010.00 12/26/2007
Great News – many thanks long live the LLLL.com’s
Looks like domain selling is a luxury industry. People still buy domain that doesn’t have meaning. 🙂