| 100% | LEAN | 4 | Tilt in one direction |
| 72% | TRENDED | 7 | Leaned in one direction |
| 66% | EAST | 4 | Move seat in one direction |
| 65% | NIALL | 5 | Irish singer in One Direction, __ Horan |
| 65% | HORAN | 5 | Niall ___ who was in One Direction |
| 65% | EASTERN | 7 | Resent a move in one direction |
| 64% | LIAM | 4 | Singer Payne who was in One Direction |
| 64% | RATCHET | 7 | Move by degrees in one direction only |
| 62% | RAY | 3 | Line that extends infinitely in one direction, in geometry |
| 62% | ZAYN | 4 | "Pillowtalk" singer who used to be in One Direction |
| 62% | DIMENSION | 9 | Measurement in one direction, e.g. length or width |
| 62% | CAMEIN | 6 | Stepped over the doorstep, in one direction, at least |
| 60% | LIAM | 4 | One Direction singer Payne who died in 2024 |
| 60% | LIAM | 4 | One Direction singer Payne who died in October |
| 60% | NOMAD | 5 | A wanderer in one direction, a superstar actor in the other |
| 59% | SUMAC | 5 | A poisonous plant in one direction, a French author in the other |
| 58% | NIALL | 5 | One Direction singer Horan who often talks in his sleep |
| 58% | ZAYN | 4 | Singer Malik who left One Direction in 2015 |
| 58% | GEER | 4 | One going in the right direction? |
| 58% | ACTOR | 5 | One in need of some direction |
| 57% | OST | 3 | One of four directions in 5-Down |
| 57% | NORTE | 5 | One of the cardinal directions in Spanish |
| 56% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | One Direction singer who plays Alex in 2017's "Dunkirk" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | One Direction singer making his feature film debut in "Dunkirk": 2 wds. |
| 56% | VMA | 3 | Prize won by Rihanna and One Direction in 2012: Abbr. |
| 54% | LEAN | 4 | Tilt to one side like the famous tower in Pisa |
| 53% | TEENVOGUE | 9 | Magazine that gave each member of One Direction his own cover, in 2012 |
| 52% | STYLES | 6 | Former One Direction singer Harry who had his acting debut in 2017's "Dunkirk" |
| 52% | WEST | 4 | Direction for one who's been in Benin to go to Togo |
| 51% | NIALLHORAN | 10 | One Direction singer who's in his second season as a coach on "The Voice": 2 wds. |