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This behavior seems to happen only when there is no more words in the list that can complete the current string. Otherwise, it shows only existing domains.

I guess this behavior helps to autocomplete the domain extension for less-known domains that are not in the search list.

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It doesn't work correctly with third level domains.

speedtest.me.uk exists, but typing speedtest.me does not suggest it, and speedtest.me.u suggests speedtest.me.us first (doesn't exist).

(.me.uk is a second level domain category in .uk, intended for personal domains.)

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