9-Letter Words Matching __Z___I__

There are 20 9-letter words that match __Z___I__. 8 are common words, such as BYZANTINE and GAZETTING. A rarer one is PIZZALIKE. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

byzantinegazettinghazardinghuzzahingmezzaninepizzeriassuzerainsunzippingbazilliongazilliongazumpingmezcalinemezzotintrazorbillvizierialdezincingenzooticsmazaediumnazifyingpizzalike

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Words
20 (8 common words)
Common example
byzantine
Rare example
pizzalike
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
A (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __z___i__ are there?

20. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BYZANTINE is among the common words in this set.