Understand the drop-catch scores

Every domain you watch in Drop Catch gets two separate scores to help you judge whether it's a name worth having, and whether it's actually likely to become available.

#Overview

• Each watched domain shows a Quality score and a Catchability score, both out of 100.
• The two scores answer different questions: one is about how desirable the name is, the other is about how likely it is to really drop.
• Both scores are explainable — you can always see the reasoning behind the number, shown as Score {n} · {why}.

#Read the Quality score

The Quality score estimates how desirable a name is, from 0 to 100. It's based on:

1. Length — shorter names score higher. You'll see this reflected in tags like short or {n} characters.
2. Ending — some endings, like .com, are more sought-after than others.
3. Make-up — names with a hyphen or a mix of letters and digits score lower (look for the hyphen or digits tags); short, all-number names (tagged all digits) are treated as premium.
4. Meaning — real words (a dictionary word), pronounceable coined words, and memorable number patterns score higher. Multi-word names are tagged one word, two words, or three words.
5. Keywords — names containing high-value commercial words score above generic ones.
6. Age — older domains (long history) score a little higher.

You can see all of this at a glance under What we know on each watched domain, alongside the overall Score.

#Read the Catchability score

The Catchability score estimates how likely a domain is to actually be released, also from 0 to 100. It combines where the domain is in its lifecycle with live signals, including:

1. Whether the domain still has an active website or email.
2. Whether the page currently looks parked, expired, or for sale.
3. How fresh the domain's SSL certificate is — this feeds into Track its certificate.
4. The domain's history.
5. Trademark risk — flagged separately if the name contains a known brand (Contains a trademark: {brand}).

Each of these signals shows as a plus or a minus next to the score, so you can see exactly why a domain rates the way it does — this is the How we catch it reasoning you'll find on the domain's details.

NoteCatchability is an honest estimate, not a guaranteed win rate. As InfraNest records real outcomes over time, it evolves into an observed figure — for example, "X% of similar domains dropped."

#Tips

• Use Filter and Best names first on your Watch list to sort watched domains by their scores and focus on the strongest candidates first.
• If you want to avoid risky names altogether, turn on Hide names with a bad reputation when searching.

TipA high Quality score doesn't mean a domain will drop soon — check Catchability too before you commit to watching or bidding on it.