Days or days is the plural ( more than one ) of "day", meaning a 24 hour span of time, or the time when the sun is out--
It has been three days since I called, and I haven't heard from her.
The winter nights are cold, but the days are pleasant.
Daze or daze ( rhymes with days ) means a state of mental confusion--
He seems to be in a daze. He doesn't respond to my questions.
The knock on the head left him in a daze for a few minutes.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The exciting news had him in a daze for several days."
Note--"day's" ( with an apostrophe ) is the possessive ( belonging to ) of "day"--
The winter day's chill left him shivering.
"Day's" may also be a contraction ( short, informal form ) of "day is"--
The day's over. Let's finish tomorrow.
"Day's" might also be the possessive form of the proper name "Day"--
His favorite book was Clarence Day's.
Note # 2--"dais" ( usually pronounced "day iss" ) means the raised platform at one end of a room, often used by a speaker--
Everyone could see the speaker when he stood on the dais.
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