9-Letter Words Matching ___E_Z___

There are 13 9-letter words that match ___E_Z___. 5 are common words, such as EMBEZZLED and EMBEZZLER. A rarer one is WATERZOOI. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

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About this list

Words
13 (5 common words)
Common example
embezzled
Rare example
waterzooi
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___e_z___ are there?

13. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EMBEZZLED is among the common words in this set.