8-Letter Words Matching U____Z__

There are 12 8-letter words that match U____Z__. 5 are common words, such as UNFROZEN and UNITIZED. A rarer one is UNSEIZED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

unfrozenunitizedunitizesutilizedutilizesunglazedunmuzzleutilizerunitizerunprizedunpuzzleunseized

About this list

Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
unfrozen
Rare example
unseized
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching u____z__ are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

UNFROZEN is among the common words in this set.