8-Letter Words Matching _Z_____S

There are 18 8-letter words that match _Z_____S. 4 are common words, such as AZIMUTHS and CZARINAS. A rarer one is TZIGANES. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

azimuthsczarinasczariststzarinasazotisesazotizesazuritesazygosesczardomsczarismsozonatesozonidesozonisesozonizestzardomstzarismstzariststziganes

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Words
18 (4 common words)
Common example
azimuths
Rare example
tziganes
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
18
Most frequent letter
A (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _z_____s are there?

18. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AZIMUTHS is among the common words in this set.