Difference between Says and Tell

SAYS vs TELL: NOUN

A mound, especially in the Middle East, made up of the remains of a succession of previous settlements.
A Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
That which is told; account; narration; story; tale.
A hill or mound: common in Oriental place-names.
That which is told; tale; account.
A hill or mound.
A mound, originally in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.

To communicate by speech or writing; express with words.
To give a detailed account of; narrate.
To notify (someone) of something; inform.
To make known; disclose or reveal.
To inform (someone) positively; assure.
To give instructions to; direct.
To discover by observation; discern.
To name or number one by one; count.
To relate a story or give an account of an event.
To inform against.
To inform against; to disclose some fault of.
To take effect; to produce a marked effect.
To give an account; to make report.
To have an effect or impact.
To reveal something that is not supposed to be revealed, especially something that someone has done wrong.

To count; to divide.
To make account of; to regard; to reckon; to value; to estimate.
To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to find out; to discover.
To give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to teach; to inform.
To make known; to publish; to disclose; to divulge.
To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to narrate.
To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count.
To order; to request; to command.

To act effectively; produce a marked effect or impression; count for something.
To talk; chat; gossip.
To say; declare.
To give an account; make report; speak; explain: with of.
To acquaint (with), apprise (of).
Speak, State, etc. See say.
To make account of: in phrases such as to tell no tale, to tell no dainty, to tell no store.
To assure; assert positively to.
To tell tales; play the informer; inform; blab: with of or on before the person: as, if you do, I'll tell.
To inform.
To discern so as to be able to say; distinguish; recognize; decide; determine: as, to tell one from another; she cannot tell which she likes best.
To put or express in words; recite; explain; make clear or plain.
To declare; say.
To make known; divulge; disclose; reveal; communicate: as, to tell a secret; to tell one's errand.
To recount; rehearse; narrate; relate: as, to tell a story.
To number; count; enumerate; reckon one by one, or one after another: as, to tell a hundred; to tell one's beads.
To give an order, command, or direction to; order; bid: as, I told him to stay at home.
(idiom) (tell time) To determine the time of day indicated by the positions of the hands on a clock.

Believes, Explains, Thinks, Order, Enounce, Enjoin, Enunciate, Articulate, State, Read, Pronounce, Aver, Allege, Suppose, Tell

Order, State, Separate, Evidence, Enjoin, Spin, Recount, Differentiate, Distinguish, Demonstrate, Recite, Ascertain, Assure, Narrate, Say

Notes, Discusses, Denies, Does, Emphasizes, Stated, Noted, Insists, Order, Enjoin, Articulate, State, Read, Suppose, Tell

Order, State, Separate, Evidence, Enjoin, Spin, Recount, Differentiate, Distinguish, Demonstrate, Recite, Ascertain, Assure, Narrate, Say

Republican platform says it wants to reverse Obergefell.
It says we do not reach the issue.
Walter says they will no longer accept coupons.
Jesus says this is what success looks like.
Report Says Oil Agency Ran Amok: Interior Dept.
He expects us to move when He says move and to stop when He says stop.
It says nothing about natural; it says nothing about organic.
Matthew says he was Jacob, while Luke says he was Heli.
HOA in place that says, hey, although the state allows it, this HOA says you cannot do it.
Guided reading says to go easy, and common core says challenge them.

What Can Trees Tell Us About Climate Change?
If yes how please tell me the way.
Tell us about your experience with the NYPD.
Third, tell school what is going on AGAIN.
Helping busy small business owners tell their story.
My friend may tell me what is true; my wife may tell me what is true; but what they say is not solemn.
As a grandma of eleven I can tell you we do not tell mom and dad everything we do.
We seek to tell the Rwandan story from its core nature and; to tell it the right way.
Please do not contact me with questions about your specific case, I will tell you exactly what I tell everyone: ask a copyright lawyer.
What can you tell us and you tell them.