8-Letter Words Matching _A_Z____

There are 18 8-letter words that match _A_Z____. 6 are common words, such as DAZZLERS and DAZZLING. A rarer one is MATZOONS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

dazzlersdazzlingfanzinesgauziestjazziestmarzipancanzonetmazzardszarzuelacalzonescanzonascanzonesgadzookshazzanimjazzlikemadzoonsmahzorimmatzoons

About this list

Words
18 (6 common words)
Common example
dazzlers
Rare example
matzoons
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a_z____ are there?

18. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DAZZLERS is among the common words in this set.