9-Letter Words Matching ____R_Z__

There are 60 9-letter words that match ____R_Z__. 18 are common words, such as COLORIZED and COLORIZES. A rarer one is VELARIZES. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 60

Common words

colorizedcolorizesmemorizedmemorizesmotorizedmotorizesnotarizednotarizespaparazzipolarizedpolarizessatirized
colorizedcolorizesmemorizedmemorizesmotorizedmotorizesnotarizednotarizespaparazzipolarizedpolarizessatirizedsatirizestheorizedtheorizesvaporizedvaporizervaporizesaphorizedaphorizesetherizedetherizesmemorizerpaparazzopolarizersurprizaltheorizerarborizedarborizescalorizedcalorizescomprizedcomprizescurarizedcurarizesdimerizeddimerizesdisprizeddisprizesetherizerfiberizedfiberizeslaterizedlaterizesmisprizedmisprizesnonfrozenprefrozensoberizedsoberizessolarizedsolarizessuberizedsuberizessurprizedsurprizesvalorizedvalorizesvelarizedvelarizes

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Words
60 (18 common words)
Common example
colorized
Rare example
velarizes
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
25

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____r_z__ are there?

60. 18 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COLORIZED is among the common words in this set.