[Alneyan]

6 times 9 IS 42. Definitively.

Let's see. Consider the decimal system is no more, and maths abide by something more complicated (like imperial measures compared to the metrical system). If you make this operation in a base 13 system (where 10 means 13 in our own system), 42 is equal to 13X4+2=54, exactly the result of 6X9 in a base 10 system. So, 6X9=42 is perfectly correct, so long as we are in a base 13 system.

If memory serves, the Scrabble board used in the books is only thirteen tiles long, while a standard board has 15 tiles (I think). Therefore, the question can easily be solved. Now, please sit tight while the current universe is destroyed to make way for a zanier universe, as per the First Rule of Universal Physics.