7-Letter Words Matching __ZA___

There are 18 7-letter words that match __ZA___. 6 are common words, such as BAZAARS and BIZARRE. A rarer one is VIZARDS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

bazaarsbizarrehazardslizardssizablewizardsbezantssizablybyzantsgazabosgazaniahazanimizzardsjezailslazaretmazardspizazzyvizards

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Words
18 (6 common words)
Common example
bazaars
Rare example
vizards
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __za___ are there?

18. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BAZAARS is among the common words in this set.