11-Letter Words Matching ____Z_____S

There are 15 11-letter words that match ____Z_____S. 5 are common words, such as BLITZKRIEGS and CITIZENRIES. A rarer one is SNEEZEWEEDS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

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About this list

Words
15 (5 common words)
Common example
blitzkriegs
Rare example
sneezeweeds
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
I (10)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ____z_____s are there?

15. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLITZKRIEGS is among the common words in this set.