8-Letter Words Matching S_____Z_

There are 17 8-letter words that match S_____Z_. 6 are common words, such as SANITIZE and SATIRIZE. A rarer one is SURPRIZE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

sanitizesatirizeschmoozesimonizestargazesalinizesolarizeschmalzyschmelzeshmaltzysinicizesoberizesolecizesovkhozysuberizesurprizesodomize

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Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
sanitize
Rare example
surprize
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching s_____z_ are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SANITIZE is among the common words in this set.