Just use said. Said. Nothing else. If you see these other words, change them to said.
Our 100 lists of 100
1. Accused
2. Acknowledged
3. Admitted
4. Announced
5. attacked
6. Babbled
7. Badgered
8. Bantered
9. Barked
10. Barked
11. Bawled
12. Beamed
13. Begged
14. Bellowed
15. Bemoaned
16. Berated
17. blathered
18. Blithered
19. Blurted
20. Boasted
21. Boomed
22. Bragged
23. Bubbled
24. Chastised
25. Cheered
26. Chided
27. Chimed
28. Choked
29. Chortled
30. Chuckled
31. Clucked
32. Commanded
33. Commiserated
34. Complained
35. Confessed
36. Confided
37. Contemplated
38. Cooed
39. Corrected
40. Coughed
41. Cried
42. Criticized
43. Crowed
44. Demanded
45. Disparaged
46. Divulged
47. Exhaled
48. Explained
49. Fumed
50. Giggled
51. Greeted
52. Griped
53. Groaned
54. Growled
55. Grunted
56. Gurgled
57. Gushed
58. Hissed
59. Hollered
60. Hooted
61. Implored
62. interpretated
63. Interrupted
64. Jabbered
65. Jeered
66. Jested
67. Jibed
68. Joked
69. Laughed
70. Marveled
71. Moaned
72. Mocked
73. Muttered
74. Nagged
75. Offered
76. Prattled
77. Proclaimed
78. Professed
79. Promised
80. Quipped
81. quoted
82. Ranted
83. Reassured
84. Rebuked
85. Reckoned
86. referenced
87. Remarked
88. Remarked
89. Remembered
90. Reprimanded
91. Reproached
92. Responded
93. Retorted
94. Revealed
95. Roared
96. Sang
97. Sassed
98. Says
99. Scoffed
100. Scolded
101. Scolded
102. Scorned
103. Screamed
104. Shouted
105. Sighed
106. Smiled
107. Smirked
108. Snapped
109. Snarled
110. Sneered
111. Snickered
112. Sniffled
113. Snorted
114. Sobbed
115. Squeaked
116. Stammered
117. stated
118. Taunted
119. Teased
120. Volunteered
121. Vowed
122. Wailed
123. Warned
124. Whimpered
125. Whined
126. Whispered
127. Wondered
128. Yakked
129. Yelped