Are 5L Domains A Waste Of Money?

Another thread that asked people to list their 5-L .com domains got me wondering if they are in fact a total waste of money for most people. Some of the names listed were truly terrible.

Let's do the math. There are 11,881,376 possible combinations of 5L .com domains. Namebio shows that just over 4,000 have sold this year. The top sale was voice.com and that is indeed an awesome name. But what about the average 5L domain that most people buy?

Well, if around 4,000 of these domains sell…

Are 5L Domains A Waste Of Money?