5-Letter Words Matching Z___S

There are 22 5-letter words that match Z___S. 9 are common words, such as ZEALS and ZEBUS. A rarer one is ZYMES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

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Words
22 (9 common words)
Common example
zeals
Rare example
zymes
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
22
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching z___s are there?

22. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ZEALS is among the common words in this set.