A Weapon Called the Word is the debut album by English folk rock band the Levellers, released in 1990.

Two versions of the album exist: the original 1990 release which has 12 tracks and a 1996 re-release by Musidisc which added two live recordings of the band's guitarist/vocalists Mark Chadwick and Simon Friend plus a remix of the track "Three Friends" to the end of the album.

This album is noteworthy in the Levellers' catalogue for being the only full-length album to feature the musical input of Alan Miles, who played guitar, harmonica and mandolin and supplied backing vocals as well as contributing musical arrangements.

The 1996 re-release credits Simon Friend in the liner notes despite him not being a band member at the time of recording.

This is due to the added live tracks "Social Insecurity" and "Cardboard Box City" being written and sung by Friend.