8-Letter Words Matching Z____E__

There are 18 8-letter words that match Z____E__. 4 are common words, such as ZANINESS and ZESTIEST. A rarer one is ZYMOGENS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

zaninesszestiestzingiestzippiestzarzuelazoospermzygotenezapateoszappiestzaptiehszestlesszonelesszoogleaezooglealzoogleaszootiestzymogenezymogens

About this list

Words
18 (4 common words)
Common example
zaniness
Rare example
zymogens
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching z____e__ are there?

18. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ZANINESS is among the common words in this set.