7-Letter Words Matching ___AZ__

There are 17 7-letter words that match ___AZ__. 2 are common words, such as SLEAZES and TOPAZES. A rarer one is UPGAZES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

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About this list

Words
17 (2 common words)
Common example
sleazes
Rare example
upgazes
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (10)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___az__ are there?

17. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SLEAZES is among the common words in this set.