I was reported the same error this morning in Moodle 2.6 for a crossword built on a glossary. The problem was related to Maximum number of cols/rows setting. You have to make sure you allow enough space for your words to fit in. Otherwise you get a "there are no words" error.
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"There are no words" error in Crossword
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