8-Letter Words Matching A____Z__

There are 24 8-letter words that match A____Z__. 12 are common words, such as AGONIZED and AGONIZES. A rarer one is AZOTIZES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

agonizedagonizesanalyzedanalyzeranalyzesanodizedanodizesapprizedapprizesatomizedatomizeratomizesadonizesagatizedagatizesagenizedagenizesalbizziaapprizerarabizedarabizesarrhizalazotizedazotizes

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Words
24 (12 common words)
Common example
agonized
Rare example
azotizes
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
E (22)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching a____z__ are there?

24. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AGONIZED is among the common words in this set.